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Scotland Women's National Rugby Sevens Team
The Scotland women's national sevens team is a minor rugby sevens team. They regularly compete at the Europe Women's Sevens. History Scott Wight was appointed as head coach in 2017. Scotland competed at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier but did not qualify. Scotland were invited to the final leg of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Biarritz, they placed eleventh in the tournament. Scotland qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and will be making their debut since the introduction of the women’s competition at the 2018 Games. Players Recent squad Scotland's sevens squad to the 2022 Commonwealth Games. *Head coach: Scott Forrest Previous squads Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier *Elizabeth Louise Dalgliesh *Evy Therese Forsberg *Ruth Slaven *Laura Steven *Megan Gaffney *Lisa Martin *Sarah Dixon *Katy Green *Annabel Sergeant *Stephannie Johnston *Lauren Harris *Sarah Law Records Commonwealth Games S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thistle
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the planton the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. These prickles are an adaptation that protects the plant from being eaten by herbivores. Typically, an involucre with a clasping shape similar to a cup or urn subtends each of a thistle's flower heads. The comparative amount of spininess varies dramatically by species. For example, '' Cirsium heterophyllum'' has minimal spininess while ''Cirsium spinosissimum'' is the opposite. Typically, species adapted to dry environments have greater spininess. The term thistle is sometimes taken to mean precisely those plants in the tribe Cardueae (synonym: Cynareae), especially the genera '' Carduus'', ''Cirsium'', and '' Onopordum''. However, plants outside this tribe are sometimes called thistles. Biennial thistles are particularly notewort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evie Gallagher
Evie Gallagher (born 22 August 2000 is a Scottish rugby player from Stirling who made her debut as an international player in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship at the age of 20. Club career Gallagher plays for Stirling County, her local team, which she has played for since she joined the minis at the club. Her club coach, Al Wilson, says of the player, ''“Evie is a natural athlete. When she played in the minis at the club, she played on the wing because she was so quick with her step. In the under-15 team, she played mainly at centre before the transition started to the back-row when she was in the under-18s."'' Through Stirling County under-18s team, she celebrated two back-to-back victories in Girls Club Cup Finals at BT Murrayfield Stadium in 2017 and 2018, with Gallagher scoring in the second encounter. Gallagher then played for the University of Edinburgh for two seasons. She was among the winning team that beat Northumbria in the BUCS Women's Championship Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Women's National Rugby Union Team
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 and 2006 and 2010 iterations of the tournament. The early streak of success peaked on 21 March 1998, as a 8–5 win over England in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland National Rugby Sevens Team
The Scotland national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. The head coach is Ciaran Beattie, supported by manager Sean Lamont and skills coach Graham Shiel. During 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the Sevens World Series due to the financial problems faced by the Scottish Rugby Union. However, they gained a reprieve when the International Rugby Board announced that a leg of the Sevens World Series would be held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, starting in 2007. The SRU then announced that the Scotland sevens team would compete in all eight legs of the Sevens World Series, and draw players from the country's national academy. Scotland were champions of the 2016 London Sevens. Team Current squad World Rugby Sevens Series Scotland has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series every season since the Series’ inception in 1999–2000. Scotland’s best finish is seventh place in 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Sevens At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Tournament
The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the first time that women's teams had participated in this event. The venue for the competition was Robina Stadium. Background Pool stage Wales qualified on 9 July 2017 after placing fifth at the 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series The 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the top level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2017. The series featured two tournaments, one hosted in Malemort and one hosted in Kazan. .... The pools were confirmed on 2 February 2018, scheduling was announced on 23 February 2018. Participating Nations Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the Women’s Rugby sevens competition: Pool stage In pool play, each team plays one match against the other three teams in the group. The top two teams in each pool advance to the semi-finals and the remaining teams advance to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the sixth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating England 33–0 in the final. Attendance for the tournament was poor, with matches played in mostly empty stadiums. World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Board (IRB), initially stated that the Rugby World Cup Sevens would be scrapped if rugby sevens were to be included in the Olympic programme for the 2016 Summer Olympics. As the International Olympic Committee voted for the sport's inclusion, this was thought likely to be the last edition of the tournament. However, the IRB clarified that in June 2013, the tournament would be retained and held quadrennially from 2018. Hosting In December 2009, the IRB confirmed that the governing rugby boards of Brazil (Brazilian Rugby Association), Germany (German Rugby Federation) and Russia (Rugby Union of Russia) formally expressed their in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhona Lloyd
Rhona Lloyd (born 17 October 1996) is a Scottish professional rugby union player from Edinburgh. She has played in multiple Women's Six Nations Championships, including the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. She collected 25 caps for Scotland before the age of 23. Club career Lloyd plays for Loughborough Lightning, alongside internationally recognised players including Emily Scarratt and England captain Sarah Hunter. The ''Daily Telegraph'' described her as a "try-scoring sensation" in November 2019, after she scored 10 tries in just six league appearances in the Tyrrells Premier 15s. While at Edinburgh University, she played rugby for the women's team, winning the final of BUCs at Twickenham in her final year. She captained Murrayfield Wanderers U18 to victory in the Brewin Dolphin Cup. International career Lloyd played sevens for Scotland Women U19 and U20 in season 2013/14. She made her full international debut against England in the 2016 Women's Six Nations op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Musgrove
Liz Musgrove (born 25 December 1996) is a Scottish rugby player from Edinburgh who has played in multiple Women's Six Nations Championships, including the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, despite only taking up the sport at the age of 20. She is also a Junior British Judo Champion. Club career In her first year of playing rugby, Musgrove helped Edinburgh University Women become the first Scottish team to reach the British Universities & College Sport (BUCS) final in 19 years. The side also featured fellow Scotland Women 7s squad members, Sarah Law, Rhona Lloyd, Megan Gaffney and Lisa Thomson, plus Scotland Women prop Katie Dougan. On graduating from university, Musgrove played rugby for Hong Kong Football Club in the 2018-19 season. Following her return from Hong Kong, she played for the Darlington Mowden Park Sharks from 2019 to 2020. International career Musgrove was selected for the Scotland Women 7s squad in 2017 following a successful first season playing ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shona Campbell
Shona Campbell (born 7 June 2001) is a Scottish rugby player from Dundee who was selected for the Scotland Women's Six Nations squad in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. She is also a touch rugby Gold Medallist for the Scottish team and has played netball for Scotland under 21s. Club career Campbell plays full back and wing for Edinburgh University. She started playing rugby when she was five for Montrose, playing there until the age of 14, before taking a break to compete at a national level in netball. International career Campbell played rugby for Scotland U18s 7s, with the team securing sixth place in the Rugby Europe 2019 Championship. She has also played touch rugby at a national level in the Scotland mixed open. In 2019, she was the youngest player to be selected for the adult's mixed team at 17 years old. She travelled with them to play in the World Cup finals in Malaysia, where the team were Bronze Medalists. Two years prior to that, she played for the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meryl Smith
Meryl Smith (born 11 June 2001) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a centre. Early life Smith started playing rugby with the Murrayfield Wanderers Girls team aged 13. She became a student at Edinburgh University studying biomedical science from September 2019. She was capped by Scotland U18 and U20 in Touch Rugby. Career In 2019 Smith was called up by the Scotland senior team for the first time to compete at the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series event in Biarritz. Smith was selected to play for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ... in rugby sevens. She was also selected for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in October 2022. In December 2022 she was awarded a professional contract by Scottish Rugby. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Rollie
Chloe Rollie (born 26 June 1995, Edinburgh) is a Scottish international rugby union footballer who currently plays as a full-back for Exeter Chiefs Women in the Premier 15s, as well as the Scottish national team. International career Rollie received her first international cap in the opening match of the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship, with Scotland succumbing to a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the French. She scored her first points for the national team with a brace against Italy in the 2017 Women's Six Nations Championship, seeing her named player of the match. In the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship, she gained widespread plaudits for a try which saw her run the length of the field to secure the decisive points in Scotland's first away Six Nations win for 12 years. In 2016, Rollie was called up to the Scotland 7s team. She made her debut in the first leg of the European Women's Sevens Championship in Prague, scoring eight tries. In the 2017 competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caity Mattinson
Caity Mattinson (born 17 May 1996) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a scrum half. After initially playing England she went on to represent Scotland at the Rugby World Cup and Commonwealth Games. Career England International Mattinson was born in Inverness, Scotland but was brought up in Northumberland in England due to her parents moved house when she was 3 years old. After developing through the rugby system in England she made her international debut for England in 2017. She plays her club rugby for Worcester Warriors. Scotland International Following a change in the international regulations Mattinson was able to make her debut for Scotland in February 2022. Mattinson was selected to play for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
