Caitlin Gould, Author at Scottish Rugby

25 Mar 2025 - Scotland Women

Scottish Rugby joins home unions to improve standards and strengthen the competitiveness of the women’s international game

Backed by UK Sport funding, this international collaboration between the four Unions is one of the programme’s five flagship strands, focused on International Development. Impact ’25 is the transformative legacy programme for RWC25, delivered by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in partnership with the UK Government, Sport England and UK Sport, to supercharge the growth […]

20 Mar 2025 - Scotland Women

Cunningham set for Six Nations debut against Wales

Hollie Cunningham is set to make her international debut, starting in the second row alongside experienced campaigner Sarah Bonar. The pack also features Anne Young and Elliann Clarke, who both earn a first Six Nations start at loosehead and tighthead prop respectively, with Scotland stalwart Lana Skeldon lining up at hooker. Captain Rachel Malcolm leads […]

2024 Six Nations U18s Women’s Festival – France vs Scotland

12 Mar 2025 - Scotland Women

Scotland Women U18 extended training squad announced

The 2025 Festival takes place at Wellington College in Crowthorne, England starting on Friday 11 April March and running until Saturday 19 April. Scotland will play 35-minute matches against France, Wales, England and Ireland before finishing with a 70-minute match against Italy. The selection comes after the Girls’ Regional Game Series which ran in January […]

19 Feb 2025 - Scotland Teams

Scotland squad announced for 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations

Leicester Tigers’ Evie Wills, who has three caps, has earned her first call up since recovering from an ACL injury which had ruled her out of action for the 2023/24 season. In addition to Wills, nine uncapped players have been selected including Edinburgh Rugby’s Aila Ronald, Hannah Walker, Adelle Ferrie, Molly Poolman, and Rhea Clarke […]

18 Feb 2025 - Corporate

Royal support for Scottish Rugby’s own charity

The charity, established in 1973, Scottish Rugby’s centenary year, is delighted to announce that HRH The Princess Royal, has agreed to become its Patron. MIPF chair, Ian Rankin said: “The Princess Royal has been a dedicated supporter of the Scotland rugby team through umpteen swings of fortune since the 1980s, performing the official opening of […]

10 Feb 2025 - Edinburgh Rugby

Celtic Challenge 2024/25: Round 7 Review

Brython Thunder 38 – 32 Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby suffered a heartbreaking 38-32 defeat to Brython Thunder in a thrilling Round 7 clash of the Celtic Challenge at Parc y Scarlets. Despite showing resilience and scoring five tries, the Scottish side was undone by a dramatic late double from Wales centre Hannah Bluck. Edinburgh started […]

7 Feb 2025 - Clubs & Schools

Squads for Round 2 Girls Regional Game Series announced

The Series, which is now in its third year of operation, aligns with the Women’s & Girls’ Strategy and has been developed collaboratively by Scottish Rugby’s Rugby Development and High Performance departments. Round 2 will be hosted at Dalziel Rugby Club on Sunday 9 February. Click here to view the team sheets. This programme serves […]

3 Feb 2025 - Edinburgh Rugby

Celtic Challenge 2024/25 | Round 6 Review

Gwalia Lightning 25 – 5 Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby endured a tough afternoon in Ystrad Mynach as they fell to a 26-5 defeat against a confident Gwalia Lightning. Despite an encouraging start, the Scottish side struggled to contain the attacking prowess of their Welsh opponents, who secured a bonus point victory. The visitors got off […]

31 Jan 2025 - Clubs & Schools

Girls Regional Game Series 2025 squads confirmed

The Series, which is now in its third year of operation, aligns with the Women’s & Girls’ Strategy and has been developed collaboratively by Scottish Rugby’s Rugby Development and High Performance departments. Click here to view the team sheets. This programme serves as a key entry point into the female youth talent pathway, providing a […]

13 Jan 2025 - Edinburgh Rugby

Celtic Challenge 2024/25: Round 4 Review

Edinburgh Rugby women’s team suffered their first defeat of the 2024/25 Celtic Challenge season, going down 40-19 against Clovers at Virgin Media Park. The experienced Irish outfit showcased their quality from the get-go and led 21-5 at the break after a strong opening 40 minutes. Vice-captain and winger Hannah Walker continued her fine form with […]