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Scotland women's national rugby union team
Women's national rugby union team
Women's national rugby union team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Scotland |
| Type | Women |
| Badge | File:Scotland national rugby union team logo.png |
| Badge_size | 245px |
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Captain | Rachel Malcolm |
| Most caps | Donna Kennedy (115) |
| Top scorer | Helen Nelson (244) |
| Top try scorer | Lucy Millard (37) |
| Coach | AUS Sione Fukofuka |
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| World Rugby Rank | 6 |
| World Rugby Rank date | 22 September 2025 |
| World Rugby max | 5 |
| First game | 10–0 |
| (Edinburgh, Scotland; 14 February 1993) | |
| Largest win | 0–84 |
| (Enköping, Sweden; 17 May 2009) | |
| Largest loss | 89–0 |
| (Twickenham, England; 13 March 2011) | |
| World cup apps | 7 (First in 1994) |
| World cup best | 5th, 1994 |
| World Rugby Rank date = 22 September 2025 (Edinburgh, Scotland; 14 February 1993) (Enköping, Sweden; 17 May 2009) (Twickenham, England; 13 March 2011)
The Scotland women's national rugby union team represents Scotland in women's international rugby union and is governed by the Scottish Rugby Union. The team competes in the annual Women's Six National Championship and has competed in five of the Women's Rugby World Cups since their hosted debut in 1994. The Nation plays an important role in the rugby world stage.
History
Scotland Women's first official test match was played against Ireland at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh on 14 February 1993, ending in a 10 - 0 win to the hosts. Leading from the front, first Scotland captain Sandra Colamartino was the scorer of both tries.
In April of the following year, Scotland stepped in as alternate host of the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup, finishing fifth, the team's best appearance to date. Since then, the Women's team have competed in the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2021 iterations of the tournament.
The early streak of success peaked on 21 March 1998, as a 8–5 win over England in their final match of the Home Nations Championship marked the achievement of a Grand Slam for Scotland.
The Scottish Women's Rugby Union (SWRU) was the national governing body for women's rugby union in Scotland. It was responsible for the governance of women's rugby union within Scotland. Its role was all-encompassing. It went from youth recruitment, through administering all senior based (aged 16+) competition, through to the performance and management of the Scotland women's national rugby union team.
At its AGM in June 2009, the SWRU voted unanimously in favour of amalgamating the Scottish Rugby Union and the SWRU to form an integrated national governing body rugby in Scotland.
Thistle and the anthem
The thistle is the national flower, and also the symbol of the Scotland national rugby union team. According to legend the "guardian thistle" has played its part in the defence of Scotland against a night attack by Norwegian Vikings, one of whom let out a yell of pain when he stepped barefoot on a thistle, alerting the Scottish defenders. The Latin Nemo me impune lacessit ("No-one provokes me with impunity!" in English) is the motto of Scotland's premier chivalric order, the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.
"Flower of Scotland" has been used since 1990 as Scotland's unofficial national anthem. It was written by Roy Williamson of The Corries in 1967, and adopted by the SRU to replace "God Save the Queen".
Strip
Scotland have traditionally worn navy blue jerseys, white shorts and blue socks. On the occasion that Scotland is the home side and the opposing team normally wears dark colours, Scotland will use its change strip. Traditionally this is a white jersey with navy blue shorts and socks. During a sponsorship deal, purple was introduced to the traditional blue jersey. This was a significant departure from the traditional colours of blue and white, although purple is inspired from the thistle flower.
Results summary
Overall
(Full internationals only)
Correct as of 19 June 2025
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage | Summary | 1993 | 240 | 100 | 2 | 138 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 1994 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14.29% | ||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 1994 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | % | ||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
| 1998 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | % | ||||||||
| 1993 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | % | ||||||||
| 1988 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | % | ||||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | % | ||||||||
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 1995 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33% | ||||||||
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | % | ||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | % | ||||||||
| 1994 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 1998 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | % | ||||||||
| 1993 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 20 | % |
World Cup
Players
Current squad
Scotland named their final 32-player squad on 7 August for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Note: The age and number of caps listed for each player is as of 22 August 2025, the first day of the tournament.
Notable internationalists
- Paula Chalmers, Scrum Half, named in World Cup Star XV http://www.scrum.com/womens/news/news.asp?newsid=1070
- Donna Kennedy, Number 8, most capped Scottish internationalist
- Jade Konkel, Number 8, first full-time professional Scottish internationalist http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/16/06/15/scottish-rugby-signs-first-full-time-female-player
Award winners
World Rugby Awards
The following Scotland players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Donna Kennedy | Donna Kennedy |
Six Nations Awards
The following Scotland players have been recognised in the Women's Six Nations Awards since 2020:
| Year | Forwards | Backs | Total | No. | Players | No. | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 10. | Helen Nelson | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 2. | Lana Skeldon | 15. | Chloe Rollie | 2 | ||
| 2024 | — | 0 | |||||
| 2025 | 7. | Evie Gallagher | 10. | Helen Nelson (2) | 2 |
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Evie Gallagher | — |
Honours
References
References
- Bathgate, Stuart. (14 February 2018). "Pioneers celebrate 25th anniversary of first Scotland women's international".
- Harvey, Joe. (19 March 2025). "Women's Six Nations 2025: All you need to know including results, fixtures and past winners".
- "The Scottish Thistle – Beautifully Bold!".
- (7 August 2025). "Scotland squad named for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025".
- (8 July 2025). "Scotland names RWC 2025 squad".
- "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby".
- "Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship". [[Women's Six Nations Championship.
- (14 May 2022). "2022 TikTok Women's Six Nations Team of the Championship revealed". [[Women's Six Nations Championship.
- (16 May 2024). "Revealed: The Fans' 2024 Team of the Championship". [[Women's Six Nations Championship.
- (28 April 2025). "The 2025 Guinness Women's Six Nations 'Team of The Championship'". [[Women's Six Nations Championship.
- (29 April 2025). "Vote for your 2025 Guinness Player of the Championship!". [[Women's Six Nations Championship.
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