Scotland v Ireland Preview | Guinness Women’s Six Nations 2025

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 22: Scotland's Jade Konkel in action during a Guinness Women's Six Nations match between Scotland and Wales at The Hive Stadium, on March 22, 2025, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ewan Bootman / SNS Group)

What they said

Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “We really want to put the good things together, the things that we recognised post-England, but also some of the good things we put together in some other fixtures as well.

“This weekend is all about everything coming together after some really good performances but also some difficult stages in games. It’s about finishing off on a high.

“When you’re up against some of the top nations in the world, you’re going to learn about yourself, and we’ve learned a lot about ourselves, so this game is a real opportunity for us to put together these learnings for an 80-minute performance.”

How they line up

Last meetings

2024: Ireland 15-12 Scotland, Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
2023: Scotland 36-10 Ireland, Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
2022: Ireland 15-14 Scotland, Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
2021: Scotland 20-18 Ireland, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma (2021 Rugby World Cup Qualifiying)

Statistics

• Scotland’s Evie Gallagher has won more turnovers than any other player in this year’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations (9), while teammate Helen Nelson has won the most by any back, in fact, she is the only fly-half to have won more than one (6).
• Ireland have won the most turnovers of any team in the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations (31); however, Scotland have conceded the joint-fewest turnovers of any side this year (61, also Wales).
• Scotland have won on each of the last three occasions when they’ve ended their campaign with a home fixture (v Italy in 2017, v Wales in 2021, v Ireland in 2023).
• Jade Konkel’s last start in the second row also came against Ireland in the win at Hive Stadium in 2023.