Easson has named four uncapped players, three of whom – Aila Ronald, Lucia Scott and Leia Brebner-Holden – recently participated in the Six Nations Summer Series for Scotland Women U20. Sale Sharks’ Rachel Philipps has also been selected, the centre having recently signed to the PWR side following her time playing for Edinburgh Rugby in […]
The kit’s colours, traditions, and symbols emphasise the players’ and fans’ sense of belonging to the nation, and they are complemented by refined and exclusive details. Like all kits produced by Macron, the new home kit is again made exclusively from Eco Fabric, a polyester material derived entirely from recycled, post-consumer plastic. Following the recent […]
A brace from Robyn Allan plus two further tries from Bethan Mathieson and Emily Coubrough and a conversion from Niamh Waters completed Scotland’s haul in the 70-minute battle. On day one of the festival, Scotland recorded two losses and a win playing against the USA, Wales and the Netherlands. Reflecting on the team’s performance, Head […]
The 35-player squad, which comprises 19 forwards and 16 backs, will convene in camp on Monday 29 July for four weeks, before a squad of 30 is selected for the upcoming international fixtures. Easson has named five uncapped players, including Cieron Bell and Leia Brebner-Holden, who were all previously selected for the extended squad in […]
All four teams – Scotland, Wales, USA and the Netherlands – have played in an adapted 30-minute games against one another yesterday (Tuesday 23 July) at Cardiff University. In their opening match against the USA, Scotland were at the end of a hard-fought loss, 17-0. Reflecting on their opening match, Head Coach Lindsey Smith, said: […]
The teams will be based at Cardiff University for the week-long Summer Festival and will train and play against each other, with shared unit sessions and coach exchanges, acting as another key development for female international rugby. All four teams will play a festival day of adapted 30-minute games at Cardiff University Sports Fields on […]
Scotland’s schedule will begin with a Test against Wales, who are currently eighth in the World Rugby rankings, at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh on Friday 6 September (kick-off 7.35pm). Wales have recently qualified for WXV 2 after a 53-20 win over Spain in their qualifier play-off. Scotland secured an historic seventh Test win in a […]
Cape Town in South Africa will play host to the six-team WXV 2 competition with matches being played in a cross-pool format. The first fixture takes place on Friday 27 September at DHL Stadium in as the hosts, South Africa, take on Japan. On Saturday 28 September an exciting double-header will follow with Australia versus […]
A new-look front row takes shape with Chloe Brown at loosehead, joined by Karis Craig and Molly Poolman at hooker and tighthead respectively. Ellie Williamson earns her first start, partnering Natasha Logan in the second row. Gemma Bell and Samaanther Taganekurukuru both earn their first start in the back row, with Megan Hyland retaining the […]
The squad, which comprises 17 forwards and 13 backs, will travel to Parma, Italy, next week ahead of their first match against the hosts on Thursday 4 July. Amongst those selected, 25 were drafted to either Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors in the 2023/24 Celtic Challenge and 23 players are supported through Scottish Rugby’s three […]