Preview: Italy v Scotland
25 Jul 2025Scotland Women head to Viadana to take on Italy at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella tonight (kick off 6.30pm BST/7.30pm local) - live on BBC ALBA and BBC iPlayer, as preparations ramp up for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.
What they said
Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “It’s a really exciting team just to see some people coming back. Molly Wright hasn’t played international rugby for a while, Lisa Cockburn’s not played international rugby for a while.
“Hannah Ramsay’s been offered the opportunity for her first start, Emma Wassell coming back, Lucia Scott getting her first start, Evie Wills getting her first start, these are people who have worked really hard to get into position. They’ve worked so hard and they deserve their starts.”
The teams
The stats
- Emma Wassell makes her first Scotland appearance in 454 days after recovering from a benign tumour in her chest and sternotomy surgery in August last year.
- Scotland picked up two wins against Italy last year, including one on Italian soil in the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, but lost the 2025 Six Nations match at Hive Stadium this year.
- Evie Gallagher finished top of the defensive ruck arrivals (38) and breakdown steals (10) charts at the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, while Rachel McLachlan made the second most tackles in the tournament (84).
