Rachel Philipps began her rugby journey at Biggar RFC in 2016.
The young centre continued her playing career at the University of Edinburgh in 2022 before moving to Watsonian FC in 2023 where she was named player of the match in their Sarah Beaney Cup in at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.
Rachel has come through the women’s pathway playing for the Scottish Futures side and then in 2023, was named in the Edinburgh Rugby Celtic Challenge team, making three appearances for the capital side.
In 2024 Rachel signed for Sale Sharks, playing in the Allianz PWR.
In the summer of 2024, Rachel earned her first call up to Scotland Women and was named in the squad ahead of the Vodafone Series and WXV 2 competition. Rachel made her Scotland debut against England in round four of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations 2025.
Date of birth: 17/01/2002
Height: 1.77m
Scotland Debut: 19/04/2025
Place of birth: Biggar
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