Scotland Women Archives - Scottish Rugby

18 Jul 2025 - Scotland Women

Easson to leave Scottish Rugby and Scotland Women head coach role after Rugby World Cup

As Scottish Rugby prepares to transition professional women’s rugby back to Scotland after the tournament, Easson decided this was the right time to take on a new challenge, having spent 25 years working across a number of high-performance roles with the organisation. Speaking on his decision, Easson said: “It has been the greatest honour of […]

Captain’s And Coaches Photocall Event – 2025 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, 4 July 2025

16 Jul 2025 - Scotland Women

Scotland team named in final Six Nations Summer Series game against Ireland

Poppy Fletcher will lead the side as captain this week, with winger Emily Norval taking on vice-captaincy responsibilities. In the forward pack, Fletcher and Eilidh Fleming retain their starting spots at loosehead and tighthead prop respectively, while Megan Hyland earns her first start of the Series at hooker. Asiah Zameer partners with Gemma Thomson in […]

England vs Scotland – 2025 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, 5 July 2025

10 Jul 2025 - Scotland Women

Four changes to Scotland Women U20 team ahead of Wales clash

Two of the changes are positional: Nicole Flynn moves from full-back to outside centre and takes on the captaincy, whilst Merryn Gunderson shifts from number eight to blindside flanker. Poppy Mellanby, who scored one of Scotland’s three tries against England last Saturday, steps in at full-back, and Emily Coubrough earns her first U20 cap, starting […]

4 Jul 2025 - Scotland Women

Scotland Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Kits unveiled 

For the first time, the squad will wear a tournament-specific bespoke kit at the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on 22 August, and fans will be able to purchase the kits featuring iconic national emblems ahead of the tournament.  The new kit proudly features:   Iconic tartan bands, nodding to Scottish heritage; Embroided saltire flag […]

Six Nations Women’s Summer Series Ireland vs Scotland

4 Jul 2025 - Scotland Women

Scotland team named ahead of Summer Series opener against England

Celtic Challenge duo, Merryn Gunderson and Nicole Flynn will captain and vice-captain the side respectively. The front-row comprises an all-Glasgow Warriors line up featuring Poppy Fletcher (loosehead), Eilidh Fleming (tight-head) and Aicha Sutcliffe (hooker). Charlotte Russell and Aisha Zameer will combine in the second-row, flanked by Lily Crisp and Isobel Twigger, with Gunderson anchoring the […]

1 Jul 2025 - Scotland Women

Dalgliesh names Summer Series squad

Dalgliesh has selected four players to form a leadership group – Poppy Fletcher, Nicole Flynn, Merryn Gunderson and Emily Norval – to take ownership of captaincy duties both on and off the pitch for the duration of the competition. Of the 30 players, 23, have been involved in the Celtic Challenge this season for either […]

27 Jun 2025 - Scotland Women

Alex Stewart opens up on life-changing diagnoses

The 21-year-old flanker, who’s already proudly pulled on the Scotland jersey 11 times, was diagnosed with both Type 1 Diabetes and Coeliac Disease during this year’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations. It’s been a challenging time, but one that’s brought her a new perspective, and a renewed focus on her goals as a player and a […]

20 Jun 2025 - Scotland Women

Updates to Scotland Women coaching team ahead of Rugby World Cup

Ross Miller returns to the national setup as Assistant Coach (forwards), replacing Fraser Brown, who concluded his consultancy role with the team at the end of the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations. A former Melrose player, Miller brings continuity and familiarity to the squad, having previously worked with the team during the 2021 Rugby World […]

10 Jun 2025 - Scotland Women

Scotland Women match breaks ticket record in under a week

Fans snapped up the chance to part of Scotland’s sporting history buying nearly 3,500 tickets in the first four days of sale alone. To put the demand in context it previously took over four months to reach the same figure for the Scotland v England game in 2024. Scottish Rugby announced last week Scotland Women […]

4 Jun 2025 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Scotland Women are making moves to Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Speaking on the announcement, captain Rachel Malcolm said: “We are incredibly excited to play this match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. We have all dreamed that one day our fan base would grow to the point where we would have the opportunity to run out, cheered on by our supporters, on this iconic pitch “We always […]