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Match Report: Japan 13 – Scotland 19

Tries from Fran McGhie, Alex Stewart and Rhona Lloyd saw Scotland home, but it was a nervy finale and as captain Rachel Malcolm acknowledged in her post-match TV interview,  there will be much to improve upon before the concluding fixture against Australia next Saturday. Coach Bryan Easson, pleased with the win, expressed his disappointment at […]

Doing what you love in life: Doctor’s orders

Scottish Rugby has created a mini-series to explore the careers of three of those management members in celebration of Scottish Women & Girls in Sports Week. Click here to read the first in the series about Physiotherapist, Flo Laing. In the hot seat today is Dr. Victoria (Vic) Campbell, who oversees the health and wellbeing […]

Japan v Scotland Women: WXV 2 Preview

What the coach said “I was pleased with last week’s performance. Obviously, we didn’t prepare for that weather, so I was really pleased with the patience we displayed and the way we managed the game was really good. “We have a really good squad here and I think it’s really important during a Rugby World […]

Highlights: Italy 0-19 Scotland

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Match Report: Italy 0-19 Scotland

The opening exchanges were rather chaotic, as both sides were eager to impress with their attacking abilities before the weather gradually deteriorated. Emma Orr made her presence known quickly, ending Italy’s initial attacking platform in the first two minutes with an exceptional low, touch-finding tackle on Francesca Granzotto. Scotland’s first line out of the match […]

Italy v Scotland WXV 2: Preview

What the coach said “The pre-season has gone really well, we have worked really hard. The players have worked really hard around contact and conditioning and I think we saw that pay off in our two Vodafone Series games, I thought we were in good shape. We’ve been really pleased with the transfer from training […]

Everything you need to know about WXV 2 2024

What is WXV? In 2023, World Rugby launched a brand-new tournament, WXV. The competition involves the top 16 nations in women’s rugby, split into three divisions. Scotland secured their spot in the second tier of the competition, WXV 2, after finishing fourth in the recent 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations championship. WXV aims to transform […]

Let the Games continue

Despite Team GB narrowly missing out on a prospective medal match by virtue of losing to USA in the quarter-finals, Lisa described the whole journey in glowing terms – and meeting one of the country’s greatest ever sportspeople ranked high on the list of memorable moments. Lisa said: “It seems like ages ago now, the […]

International fire still burns for Jade

Back in the international fold after missing the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations through injury, the Harlequin was back for the recent Vodafone Series, is excited to don the dark blue as if it were her first involvement with a national camp. As she puts it: “You never know when your last game is going […]