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13 Apr 2024

Report: Scotland Women 0-46 England Women

Blustery winds and driving rain arrived right on cue as the teams emerged out the tunnel of a raucous sold-out Hive Stadium. The first ever Scotland Women captain Sandra Colamartino received a deserved acclaim as she delivered the match ball to England stand-off Holly Aitchison. The visitors got the contest started, with Scotland kicking right […]

13 Apr 2024

Marr win nail-biting Women’s National Bowl final 2024

The player of the match was Dalkeith’s Rachael McIntosh for her four tries, despite being on the losing side on the day. Marr kicked off into a stiff crosswind and after a short settling period, a knock on halted the game 40m out from the Dalkeith line. A strong but fair hit knocked the ball […]

12 Apr 2024

Hometown Heroes

Episode 1: Rhona Lloyd Scotland winger Rhona Lloyd’s first interaction with rugby was at Tynecastle High School, Edinburgh. From there, she grew through the club game – Murrayfield Wanderers – and university rugby – University of Edinburgh. She is now a hugely experienced Scotland international, as well as representing Great Britain in Rugby Sevens. Read […]

12 Apr 2024

Preview: Scotland Women V England Women

What they said Scotland Women Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “We’re benchmarking performances just now. I think we saw from our last game against France that our performances are moving forward and we’ll be looking to do the same again. “If we put in a performance like we did against France and gain respect from […]

5 Apr 2024

Scotland Women U18: Six Nations Festival 2024 recap and preview

Poppy Mellanby and Talei Tawake spoke to Scottish Rugby about their experiences so far and look ahead to their final Round where they’re face Ireland. “It’s been really enjoyable to face new competition, it’s unmatched to anything we have experienced before”, said Poppy. “Getting to try out some new things against a different opposition has […]

2024 Six Nations U18s Men’s Festival Day 1 Georgia vs Scotland

4 Apr 2024

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty: Young tighthead seeking strong finish to U18 Six Nations campaign

An opening victory against Georgia was followed by defeat to England, with one final fixture against Italy to come on Sunday. “The Georgia game was a big physical test for us, they were very strong up front with their carries and difficult to attack against because of how good they were at getting double tackles […]

1 Apr 2024

Rhona paints a picture of the future

As a Scotland Women international, Lloyd’s passion for the game and her dedication to its growth are evident in every word she speaks. “I guess I knew I wanted to play for Scotland even from high school. In first year, we had to draw a self-portrait, and I drew myself in a Scotland top,” […]

30 Mar 2024

Report: Scotland 5-15 France

The hosts, seeking a national record eighth consecutive win, were cheered on by a record crowd for a women’s international in Scotland as over 5,500 pitched up to watch a side with a growing reputation. The corresponding fixture in last year’s championship saw France win 55-0, but this new, confident Scotland looked unimpressed with such […]

29 Mar 2024

Preview: Scotland Women V France Women

What they said Scotland Women Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “It’s always important to start any competition or any campaign with a win and a good performance. We were pleased with the victory but a little frustrated with how clinical we were but we can take that as a positive. “I thought the crowd last […]

28 Mar 2024

Watch: Scotland Under-18 Men & Women

France v Scotland Women – Friday 29 March, 3.30pm Scotland v Wales Women – Friday 29 March, 5.30pm Georgia Men v Scotland Men – Saturday 30 March, 10am Scotland Women v England Women – Tuesday 2 April, 4.30pm Italy Women v Scotland Women – Tuesday 2 April, 5.30pm Scotland Men v England Men – Wednesday […]