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25 Jun 2024

Poppy Clarkson

After taking quickly to the sport, the young prop was also involved in the 2022/23 season Girls Regional Game Series In the same year, Poppy joined Biggar RFC, initially playing at U18 level in the inspiresport League. She has stayed with the South Lanarkshire side for her senior rugby, playing in West Division 1. In […]

25 Jun 2024

Natasha Logan

During her time at County, Natasha was part of the Girls U15 and U18 National Cup winning teams, winning three titles during this time. Whilst also playing at County, Natasha participated in the School of Rugby programme at Wallace High School. In 2020, Natasha was selected to represent Scotland U18 before being selected Scotland Futures […]

2 Jul 2024

Seb Stephen

He played for his school team Glenalmond College before having his first taste of adult rugby at Aberdeen Grammar Rugby. In 2023, Seb represented Scotland U18 in the 2023 Under-18 Six Nations festival before travelling to New Zealand to play for University of Waikato. He returned to Scotland to play for Scotland U20 in the […]

25 Jun 2024

Molly Poolman

Molly had her first experience of age-grade rugby in 2020 when she was selected for Scotland U18. She was selected once again in 2022, and in 2023 was selected for Scotland Futures, taking part in the Tri-Nations competition in Italy. The tight-head prop joined Premiership side, Watsonian FC in 2022 and went on to feature […]

2 Jul 2024

Jake Shearer

He played with the east Ayrshire outfit from U13 to U16, before moving to Ayr RFC. In 2024, Shearer progressed to the Ayr FOSROC Super Series side Ayrshire Bulls and made four appearances for the team. He made his Scotland U20 debut in the final of the 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy, coming off the […]

2 Jul 2024

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty

Ollie started with Boroughmuir in Primary 1, playing all the way up to U18 level where he won the U18 Boys’ Youth Cup. He was named as one of the FOSROC Contracted Academy players aligned with Edinburgh Rugby for the 2023/24 season. Still just 17, Ollie had his first experiences of adult rugby via Currie […]

25 Jun 2024

Merryn Gunderson

Over the years, Merryn progressed through various teams, reaching National Youth Finals with Murrayfield Wanderers and Edinburgh Harlequins. Notably, she competed with Corstorphine Cougars in the 2023 Sarah Beaney Cup Final at Murrayfield and was a breakthrough star of the Celtic Challenge for Edinburgh Rugby. Merryn earned her first call up to Scotland Women in […]

25 Jun 2024

Megan Hyland

After falling in love with the sport Megan started playing at Montrose and Dundee RFC at age-grade level. She now plays for Premiership side, Garioch. In 2022, Megan featured for Dundee in their U18 National Youth Shield winning match at Hive Stadium. Later that year the back row was selected for Scotland U18 and she […]

25 Jun 2024

Lucy Christie

In her short career so far, Lucy has gone on to represent her county of Northumberland. The lock qualifies for Scotland through her parents. Her father, Giles, was born and raised in Aberdeen, whilst her mother was born in Glasgow. Prior to playing rugby, Lucy was a competitive swimmer and played county-level Netball.

25 Jun 2024

Lauryn Walter

After catching the rugby bug, Lauryn began playing at Doring RFC and the Ashcombe School. She then had a three-year spell with Old Reigations RFC before joining the Harlequins Centre of Excellence. Before their collapse in 2023, Lauryn played at Wasps. Lauryn has since gone on to sign with Ealing Trailfinders and has featured in […]