There are seven women within the management group for the senior side who are currently competing in WXV 2 in Cape Town, each with important roles, driving the performance of the team. Scottish Rugby has created a mini-series to explore the careers of three of those management members in celebration of Scottish Women & Girls […]
Scottish Rugby has created a mini-series to explore the careers of three of those management members in celebration of Scottish Women & Girls in Sports Week. Click here to read the first in the series about Physiotherapist, Flo Laing. In the hot seat today is Dr. Victoria (Vic) Campbell, who oversees the health and wellbeing […]
Ellen Dickson, who is a former Scotland international, leads in the role as Team Manager; Emma Coghill is the team’s Lead Analyst, and Josie Symonds joined the team earlier this year as the Head of Physical Performance. Most recently, Claire Cruikshank joined the team as a Coaching Intern via the Gallagher High Performance Academy linked […]
This Saturday, at Cape Town’s iconic DHL Stadium, another chapter of the story will be written, as Rachel Malcolm, the team’s fearless leader, celebrates her 50th cap – a monumental achievement that makes her only the 28th player in Scotland Women’s history to reach this milestone. Rachel earned her first cap back in 2016 against […]
What is WXV? In 2023, World Rugby launched a brand-new tournament, WXV. The competition involves the top 16 nations in women’s rugby, split into three divisions. Scotland secured their spot in the second tier of the competition, WXV 2, after finishing fourth in the recent 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations championship. WXV aims to transform […]
The preseason period is crucial for the team, not just for physical conditioning but also for fostering team cohesion. With new faces both within the player group and management – we caught up with Rachel Malcolm, Christine Belisle (CB) and Jade Konkel to discuss their preparations. Click here to buy your tickets for Scotland v […]
“It’s really been an amazing experience throughout the entire week in such a high-performance environment, being a part of such a great group of lads. With the great facilities here, it’s really allowed us to push ourselves, as has training with the other nations throughout the week. “It has definitely been intense, similar to the […]
For the U16 selection, maturation data was used to group players into a less mature and more mature team within their regions. Learn more about Scottish Rugby’s bio-banding pilot The U18 matches featured a number of players making their first regional academy festival appearance of the season. A Scotland U18 development camp in Ireland meant […]
Rust 2 Rome was hatched when Alan, or ‘Watty’, and his friends decided that with a budget of £1,000 they would attempt to drive all the way to the Italian capital in an old ‘banger’ emblazoned with the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation tartan and the number ‘5’ on the front as an homage to Doddie’s […]
The four regions (Caledonia, Edinburgh, Glasgow & the West and Borders & East Lothian) picked two U16 teams and an U18 team each. The U16 teams played a match of 30-minute halves, while the U18s played 35-minute halves. From the squads, a Scotland U18 development squad will be selected for a training camp in Ireland […]