Alice MacFarlane, Author at Scottish Rugby

28 Jul 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scottish Futures round-up: Italy trip

The 26-player squad took part in combined training sessions with the two nations in the lead up to the matches, in a unique development opportunity for players and management. There were plenty of positives for the side to take following a 21-12 victory against Ireland U20s and a narrow 10-7 defeat to the hosts, Italy […]

21 Jul 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scottish Futures squad named for Italy trip

The squad, comprising of 14 forwards and 12 backs, will take part in training sessions alongside the two nations throughout the week in Rome, before facing both sides in two 40-minute matches on Friday 21 July at Stadio Tommaso Fattori in L’Aquila. Out of the 26 players selected, 19 players featured in the last Scottish […]

Great Britain 7s, 18th June 2023, Training Camp, Surrey Sports Park

28 Jun 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scots trio help to secure GB 7s spot for Paris 2024

Scotland internationalists Shona Campbell, Rhona Lloyd and Lisa Thomson all played an integral part across the three days, with the trio featuring in the gold medal match against Poland. The women enjoyed a promising start to their qualification campaign, after securing comprehensive wins against Pool A opponents, Norway (55-0), Italy (36-5) and Czechia (37-5). The […]

27 Apr 2023 - Scotland Teams

One change for TikTok Women’s Six Nations finale

Having recorded an impressive bonus-point victory against Italy last weekend, Scotland go into the “Super Saturday” fixture with only one change to the starting line-up, with Emma Orr returning to start at outside centre, having progressed through the graduated return to play protocol after sustaining a concussion during the game against France. The ticket sales […]

23 Apr 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scottish Futures claim victory against Wales U23

Speaking after the match, Scottish Futures Head Coach Claire Cruikshank said: “Really pleased with the performance today. The players have worked incredibly hard over the last eight or nine weeks and I thought they were really clinical throughout the match. “We probably left a few opportunities out there but we tried to play expansive, quick […]