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2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations: Nothing like being there

On Saturday 9 May, Scotland Women host France on their home turf, Hive Stadium. The atmosphere at Hive Stadium for a Guinness Women’s Six Nations fixture is always special, a buzz that is felt by the players on the pitch as well as the thousands in the stands. It is an experience that goes beyond […]

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Rianna Darroch on the return of the Women’s Central Programme

The programme, which was first established in August 2025 and is based at Oriam High Performance Centre, is led by national team coaches and provides a daily high-performance environment for contracted players who will represent Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors in Celtic Challenge. It is something scrum-half Darroch benefitted from as part of last year’s […]

Club rugby fixtures for season 2026-2027 announced

Fixtures for the upcoming domestic rugby season have today been released, with matches for the Arnold Clark Men’s and Women’s Premierships, alongside a full schedule of youth and adult rugby going live. Schedules have been confirmed for the National Leagues 1, 2, 3 and 4, Regional Leagues 1, 2, and 3 and all Reserve Leagues […]

Women’s Scottish Thistles team selected for Melrose Sevens

Cruikshank will be joined by former GB7s player Ross McCann to make up the coaching team. A young squad has been selected, with 11 of the 12 involved in Scotland age-grade sides in the XVs game this year. Bethan Mathieson represented Scotland U18 in the U18 Six Nations Festival in Wellington, while Megan Hyland captained […]

Team named for U21 Six Nations finale

Aisla Merryweather makes her first start of the campaign, with Isobel Twigger and Catriona Moody returning to the starting pack. Ceitidh Ainsworth also makes a first start after two appearances from the bench, and there is an all-change centre partnership featuring Lucy MacRae and Nicole Flynn, with Freya MacColl coming back into the full-back position […]

Smith and Walker eager for Women’s Six Nations return

Head Coach Sione Fukofuka has been working with his squad at Oriam ahead of next week’s opening clash at the Principality Stadium – his maiden match in the role.  And in what is a different kind of fresh start, Smith is back involved with Scotland for the first time since recovering from an ACL injury sustained in late 2024.  Having been in fine form in the PWR […]

Meet the Scotland Women’s Captain: Rachel Malcolm

Player profile Rachel Malcolm’s journey to the pinnacle of the sport is a story of elite versatility. While she grew up in a household steeped in rugby tradition, her own international aspirations initially took flight on the hockey pitch, where she represented Scotland through the age-grade ranks up to U21 level. It was only after […]