Joe Anderson, Author at Scottish Rugby

8 Mar 2024 - Scotland Women

Record crowd confirmed for Scotland Women v England

This momentous occasion follows on the heels of last year’s emphatic 36-10 victory over Ireland, where a milestone crowd of 4,862 spectators filled the stadium during the 2023 Six Nations. Captain Rachel Malcolm expressed her gratitude to the loyal fans, saying: “Our fans have been an unwavering source of support and encouragement over the years, […]

18 Jan 2024 - Scotland Women

British & Irish Lions announce historic first Lions Women’s Tour

The Howden British & Irish Lions Women’s Series will take place in New Zealand, the home of the current world champions with the Lions Women’s team playing three Tests against the Black Ferns alongside pre-Test fixtures. This announcement follows a feasibility study funded by Lions Founding Partner Royal London, which concluded that the optimum time […]

15 Jun 2023 - Scotland 7s

Wider squad named for U18 Girls 7s programme

The group will have evening and weekend training sessions before heading to Prague for a Rugby Europe tournament beginning on Saturday 15 July. Gordon said: “It’s really exciting to name this group and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed the start to this programme. “The group will now have five weeks of training, and then we will name […]

5 May 2023 - Scotland Women

Scotland travel to South Africa for inaugural WXV competition

The three-tiered WXV comeptition aims to raise the profile and competitiveness of women’s 15s by providing the global platform between Rugby World Cups to increase the reach, impact and value of the sport, growing the game as a whole. Wins against Italy and Ireland in the final two rounds of the 2023 TikTok Women’s Six […]

20 Apr 2023 - Scotland Women

Nelson to make 50th appearance for Scotland

Stand-off Helen Nelson is due to make her 50th appearance this weekend, having made her debut against France at Broadwood during the 2016 Women’s Six Nations. Nelson is joined at half-back by Mairi McDonald, who comes in for her first start of the championship at scrum-half. Lisa Thomson moves to outside centre to accommodate Meryl Smith inside, with […]

14 Apr 2023 - Scotland Women

Thomson to make 50th appearance against France

Easson has made three personnel changes ahead of this weekend’s clash, as Lisa Thomson and Jade Konkel-Roberts return to international duties, while Liz Musgrove is promoted from the bench to start on the wing. There is also one positional change as Evie Gallagher moves from number 8 to openside flanker. Lisa Thomson is poised to […]

23 Mar 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scotland team named for TikTok Six Nations opener

Francesca McGhie will make her Scotland debut on the left wing, fresh from her involvement with Scotland development side ‘The Thistles’ in the recent inaugural Celtic Challenge, with centre Beth Blacklock in line to make her debut off the bench. In the front row, Lana Skeldon starts at hooker with Leah Bartlett, loosehead prop and […]

Scotland Women’s Rugby Under-18 Headshots

17 Mar 2023 - Scotland Women

Scotland U18 Women squad announced as Six Nations festival approaches

The 2023 Festival takes place at Wellington College, England and runs from 7-15 April. Head Coach Duncan Harrison has named a 28-player squad for the U18 programme. The selection comes after the Girls’ Regional Game Series in January, where players were split into five regions and played each other weekly. After naming his squad, Duncan […]

TikTok Women’s Six Nations – Scotland v England

13 Mar 2023 - Scotland Women

Scotland squad announced for the 2023 TikTok Women’s Six Nations

The squad, comprising 21 forwards and 15 backs, will be led once again by Rachel Malcolm, with Loughborough Lightning teammate Helen Nelson named as vice-captain.Easson has selected seven uncapped players in the squad, with five of those players recently featuring in the inaugural Celtic Challenge competition.Forwards Erinn Foley and Emma Turner have been rewarded for […]