The format of the festival provides teams with the opportunity to play against each other, with today’s fixtures seeing Scotland compete against the two nations for 35-minute fixtures each. This allows each player to start at least one fixture during the week-long festival, with a key focus on developing players as individuals and providing game-time […]
Hooker Joe Roberts picked up an injury in the match against Ireland, and will miss the rest of the festival. He has been replaced in the squad by Oliver McKenna. Loosehead prop Keita Ando and hooker Seb Stephen come into the starting front row, with Ollie Blyth-Lafferty retaining his place at tighthead prop. Bart Godsell […]
Scotland lost out to England and Wales in the first day of action on Friday. Charlotte Russell has picked up and injury, and has been replaced in the squad by Aicha Sutcliffe. Holland Bogan will captain the side in both fixtures, having already been captain for the game against England on Friday. Duncan said: “We […]
Scotland will play three fixtures over the course of nine days in the festival, and take to the field for the first time since playing Wales U18 in Swansea last month. Ross said: “We’re really excited for the first challenge of our Six Nations Festival and it will be great for the squad to get […]
Speaking after the matches, Scotland Women U18 Head Coach Duncan Harrison said: “Today’s performances certainly settled a few nerves and girls grew well into both games, finishing strongly. There are a couple of tweaks, both sides of the ball, which will challenge the girls to continue to make collective and individual improvements.” Scotland v England […]
Scotland will face England and Wales in 35-minute fixtures. For each team, the remaining 13 players will make up the substitutes. The format of the tournament provides teams with the opportunity to play against each other, with each player starting at least one fixture, providing valuable development opportunities for each individual. Speaking ahead of the tournament, […]
A squad of 26 players, consisting of 14 forwards and 12 backs, will travel to Ireland to play three fixtures in the festival. Scotland get their tournament underway against Ireland on Saturday (kick off 3.15pm), before taking on France on Wednesday and Wales on Sunday 16 April. The fixtures will all be streamed live by […]
Returning for a second year, the 2023 Six Nations Under-18 Women’s Festival will be held at Wellington College, England, starting on April 7th and running until April 15th including three matchdays. To promote an appropriate and competitive playing environment, teams will each play four 35-minute fixtures across the first two matchdays followed by one full […]
The squad came together three weeks ago and have had midweek sessions and weekend camps to prepare for the fixture. Cruikshank said: “This is a chance for us to get a look at the players in a competitive fixture against what will be a good England U20 side. “We’re looking for the squad to show […]
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 […]