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Scotland Guinness Women’s Six Nations Squad Update

5 May 2026

Lisa Thomson will join Scotland Women’s 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations squad, with Evie Wills, Rachel McLachlan and Hannah Walker ruled out for the remainder of this year’s championship due to injury.

Official replacements will come from the centralised training programme and will be announced in due course.

Ahead of the remaining two games, against France at home at Hive Stadium and away to Ireland in next week’s finale at the Aviva, Head Coach Sione Fukofuka has confirmed the below squad list:

Scotland Women squad

Forwards

Leah Bartlett – Sale Sharks (52)
Gemma Bell – Gloucester-Hartpury/Hartpury University (1)
Holland Bogan* – Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County (3)
Becky Boyd – Loughborough Lightning (4)
Elliann Clarke – Bristol Bears (27)
Emily Coubrough* – Glasgow Warriors/University of Edinburgh (2)
Hollie Cunningham – Bristol Bears (5)
Eva Donaldson – Sale Sharks (24)
Poppy Fletcher* – Glasgow Warriors/University of Edinburgh (uncapped)
Rachel Malcolm – Captain – Trailfinders Women (64)
Elis Martin – Loughborough Lightning (29)
Louise McMillan – Saracens (59)
Molly Poolman – Edinburgh Rugby/Watsonian FC (10)
Aila Ronald – Edinburgh Rugby/University of Edinburgh (uncapped)
Lana Skeldon – Bristol Bears (87)
Imogen Spence* – Glasgow Warriors/University of Edinburgh (uncapped)
Alex Stewart – Edinburgh Rugby/University of Edinburgh (20)
Aicha Sutcliffe* – Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County (uncapped)
Demi Swann – Exeter Chiefs (3)
Emma Wassell – Trailfinders Women (76)

Backs

Ceitidh Ainsworth* – Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County (uncapped)
Leia Brebner-Holden – Loughborough Lightning (18)
Shona Campbell – Sale Sharks (12)
Rhea Clarke – Bristol Bears (2)
Rianna Darroch* – Glasgow Warriors/Hillhead Jordanhill (2)
Coreen Grant – Harlequins (17)
Rhona Lloyd – Sale Sharks (64)
Francesca McGhie –  Trailfinders Women (28)
Helen Nelson – Loughborough Lightning (78)
Rachel Philipps – Sale Sharks (2)
Hannah Ramsay – Edinburgh Rugby/Watsonian FC (2)
Chloe Rollie – Toulon Provence Méditerranée (84)
Lucia Scott – Loughborough Lightning (10)
Meryl Smith – Bristol Bears (25)
Lisa Thomson – Trailfinders Women (75)

*Development player

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