Bristol Bears’ Hollie Cunningham qualifies for Scotland through her Scottish-born Grandmother.

Cunningham’s rugby journey began at the age of ten when her primary school PE teacher, who also coached the local girls’ team at St Mary’s Old Boys in Almondsbury, encouraged her to take up the sport.

Throughout her career, Cunningham has been associated with clubs such as Cleve RFC and has represented England at the U18 and U20 levels. Balancing her academic pursuits with rugby, she played for Hartpury College and Exeter University.

Cunningham earned her first call up to the Scotland squad ahead of the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, before featuring in each of the matches at the 2026 edition of the championship.

One of her favourite sporting moments was watching Scottish athletics star Eilish McColgan win gold in the 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.