Results haven’t always gone their way in previous years, but the 20 year old is certain that the Boroughmuir outfit will give everything they’ve got this tournament. “I’m raring to go. We’re not going to be afraid to play from anywhere. “One thing we’ve learnt from the last few years is not to be scared […]
Friday 19 April: Southern Knights v Edinburgh A KO 7:35pm How to Watch This Friday’s game will be broadcast live on BBC ALBA with coverage starting from 7.30pm. BBC ALBA is available on: Freeview / You View 7 (Scotland only), Freesat 109 (UK), Sky 117 (Scotland), Sky 169 (rest of UK), Sky Glass 121 (Scotland), […]
The 22 year old former Scotland U20 cap has had his fair share of Super Series experience, playing for Stirling Wolves, Watsonians and the Glasgow Warriors ‘A’ side over the past few years. However, McKnight claims there will be “differences” in the upcoming Sprint. “Last season, we changed our game plan quite a lot going […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]