Rachel McLachlan

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​Rachel McLachlan, a former Scottish Judo Champion and Sainsbury's School games Judo Champion, began playing rugby when she started at Glasgow Caledonian University.

The physiotherapy student also played for West of Scotland RFC before making the move to Stirling County in 2018.

McLachlan received her first cap for Scotland in the 7s in Paris against Poland and Russia. Her first XVs cap came in 2018 against Italy away where she came off the bench. 4 weeks later, when Scotland played Canada at Scotstoun, McLachlan was in the starting XV.

In 2021, it was announced that McLachlan had joined Premier 15s side, Sale Sharks. In 2024 she signed for French side, Montpellier.

Date of birth: 26/02/1999

Height: 1.63m

Scotland Debut: 26/11/2018

Place of birth: Edinburgh

Weight: 72kg

Stats

46

Caps

36

Starts

10

Replacements

5

Points

1

Tries

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