There are seven women within the management group for the senior side who are currently competing in WXV 2 in Cape Town, each with important roles, driving the performance of the team. Scottish Rugby has created a mini-series to explore the careers of three of those management members in celebration of Scottish Women & Girls […]
Ellen Dickson, who is a former Scotland international, leads in the role as Team Manager; Emma Coghill is the team’s Lead Analyst, and Josie Symonds joined the team earlier this year as the Head of Physical Performance. Most recently, Claire Cruikshank joined the team as a Coaching Intern via the Gallagher High Performance Academy linked […]
This Saturday, at Cape Town’s iconic DHL Stadium, another chapter of the story will be written, as Rachel Malcolm, the team’s fearless leader, celebrates her 50th cap – a monumental achievement that makes her only the 28th player in Scotland Women’s history to reach this milestone. Rachel earned her first cap back in 2016 against […]
Now, a year into his coaching journey with the squad, Banahan shared his reflections with scottishrugby.org, offering a glimpse into the passion and purpose driving the team. “I love coaching Scotland, I am excited every day by this group”, said Banahan. “When I came in, for me, my hopes were to coach a group of […]
The preseason period is crucial for the team, not just for physical conditioning but also for fostering team cohesion. With new faces both within the player group and management – we caught up with Rachel Malcolm, Christine Belisle (CB) and Jade Konkel to discuss their preparations. Click here to buy your tickets for Scotland v […]
Ireland were first on the board, scoring through Sophie Barrett. Kate Flannery converted. [7-0, 7 mins] Scotland continued to press in attack with Ceitidh Ainsworth, Aila Ronald and Holland Bogan all impressing with line breaks and powerful carries, but the Scots were unlucky not to convert their possession and territory into points with unfortunate errors. […]
It took just six minutes for van der Merwe to edge himself closer to making Scotland Men’s rugby history, scoring his 27th Test match try to level with the record holder, Stuart Hogg. From the line-out, the back line unveiled their magic to put the winger into space and coast over for Scotland’s opener. In […]