Women Gear Up For The Cup!

The Scotland Women’s squad is gearing up to head off to the Women’s Rugby World Cup which kicks off in Surrey next week. Sunday sees their final training session at Murrayfield prior to heading south of the border on Monday.Earlier this week, three members of the squad – Louise Dalgliesh, Sarah-Louise Walker and Celia Hawthorn – joined youngsters at the Scotland summer camp for an afternoon of fun and games. The girls, along with their Scotland male counterparts Ben Cairns and Alex Grove, helped out with coaching sessions and signed autographs for the young supporters.This Saturday (14 August) Scotland Women’s captain Lynne Reid and head coach, Gary Parker, join John Beattie and Rhona McLeod on BBC Radio Scotland’s Sports Weekly programme (9.05 to 10am) to look ahead to the tournament.Keep up to date with tournament news, team announcements and match reports, over the next three weeks, on the Scottish Rugby web site. The Women’s Rugby World Cup in Surrey runs from 16 August to 5 September. Scotland’s second match, against France on 24 August, will be shown live on SKY Sports and streamed live on the IRB web site.Scotland Women Rugby World Cup squadAlison Macdonald (RHC Cougars) Beth Dickens (Murrayfield Wanderers) Celia Hawthorn (Edinburgh University) Donna Kennedy (Worcester) Erin Kerr (London Wasps) Gillian McCord (RHC Cougars) Heather Lockhart (Hillhead Jordanhill) Katy Green (Murrayfield Wanderers) Keri Holdsworth (Watsonians) Lindsay Wheeler (Darlington Mowden Sharks) Louise Dalgliesh (RHC Cougars) Louise Moffat (Murrayfield Wanderers) Lucy Millard (Team Northumbria) Lynne Reid (RHC Cougars) Lynsey Douglas (London Wasps) Nicola Halfpenny (Melrose) Rosalind Murphy (Edinburgh University) Ruth Slaven (Murrayfield Wanderers) Sarah Gill (Murrayfield Wanderers) Sarah-Louise Walker (Watsonians) Stephanie Johnston (Hillhead Jordanhill) Susannah Brown (Richmond) Suzi Newton (Team Northumbria) Tess Forsberg (Murrayfield Wanderers) Tanya Griffith (RHC Cougars) Veronica Fitzpatrick (RHC Cougars) SCOTLAND WOMEN RUGBY WORLD CUP SCHEDULE Pool C France Canada Sweden Friday 20 August Canada v Scotland (kick-off: 12noon) Tuesday 24 August France v Scotland (kick-off: 2pm) Live on SKY Sports and the IRB web siteSaturday 28 August Scotland v Sweden (kick-off: 12noon) All Pool games will be played at Surrey Sports Park. Rugby fans who buy tickets for the WRWC 2010 will automatically be put onto a ticketing information list for the Rugby World Cup in 2015 to be hosted in England.  For more information on tickets, please go to: www.rwcwomens.com