The 2015-16 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro12 and the European Champions Cup.
Season Overview
The 2015-16 season began for Glasgow Warriors, for the first time, as defending champions.
In preparation for the defence of the title in a Rugby World Cup year - where it was expected that Glasgow Warriors would supply the majority of the Scotland side - Gregor Townsend assembled one of the biggest Professional squads in world rugby.
It was hoped that the large squad would see the Warriors through the early part of the season and provide enough impetus for a European challenge too.
Team
Coaches
Head coach: Gregor Townsend
Assistant coach: Matt Taylor
Assistant coach: Kenny Murray
Assistant coach: Dan McFarland
Squad
BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players
Scottish Rugby Academy players who have been assigned to a Professional club are Stage 3 players. These players are assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season 2015-16.
Academy players promoted in the course of the season are listed with the main squad.
Cameron Fenton - Prop / Hooker
Andrew Davidson - Lock
Callum Hunter-Hill - Lock
Kiran McDonald - Lock
Michael Dewar - Flanker
Bruce Flockhart - Flanker
Matt Smith - Flanker
Lewis Wynne - Flanker
George Horne - Fly-half
Robbie Fergusson - Centre
Player statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Glasgow have used 56 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.
Staff movements
Coaches
Personnel in
Dan McFarland from Connacht
Personnel out
Shade Munro to Scotland women's national rugby union team
Player movements
Academy promotions
Zander Fagerson from Scottish Rugby Academy
D'Arcy Rae from Scottish Rugby Academy
Glenn Bryce from Scottish Rugby Academy
Fergus Scott from Scottish Rugby Academy
George Hunter from Scottish Rugby Academy
Ali Price from Scottish Rugby Academy
Scott Cummings from Scottish Rugby Academy
Nick Grigg from Scottish Rugby Academy
James Malcolm from Scottish Rugby Academy
Player transfers
In
Simone Favaro from Benetton Treviso
Grayson Hart from Edinburgh
Kieran Low from London Irish
Mike Blair from Newcastle Falcons
Sam Johnson from Queensland Reds
Greg Peterson from Leicester Tigers
Taqele Naiyaravoro from NSW Waratahs
Javan Sebastian from Scarlets
Jason Hill from Heriot's Rugby Club
Rory Clegg from Newcastle Falcons
Gary Strain from Glasgow Hawks
Steven Findlay from Glasgow Hawks
Mark Robertson from Scotland 7s
Nyle Godsmark from Scotland 7s
Hugh Blake from Edinburgh
Scott Wight from Scotland 7s (loan) Sila Puafisi from Gloucester Rugby Shalva Mamukashvili from Sale Sharks
Rory Clegg from Oyonnax
Djustice Sears-Duru from Ontario Blues
Out
Nikola Matawalu to Bath Rugby
Sean Maitland to London Irish
D. T. H. van der Merwe to Scarlets
Dougie Hall retired
Jon Welsh to Newcastle Falcons
Alastair Kellock retired
Murray McConnell to Nottingham
James Downey to Wasps
Tommy Spinks to Jersey
Euan Murray to Pau
Connor Braid to Canada Sevens
Rossouw de Klerk released
Rory Clegg to Oyonnax
George Horne to London Scottish (loan)
Nyle Godsmark to Melrose RFC
Andy Redmayne to Glasgow Hawks
Scott Wight to Scotland 7s (loan ends) Mark Robertson to Scotland 7s Gary Strain to Glasgow Hawks George Hunter to Ayr RFC Rory Hughes to London Scottish (loan) Kieran Low to Saracens (loan) Michael Cusack to Newcastle Falcons Steven Findlay to Eastern Suburbs RUFC