Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm has been ruled out of this weekend’s clash with England, with vice-captain Helen Nelson taking over the captaincy for the trip to Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
Scotland slumped to a 25-17 defeat by Italy in their Women’s Six Nations clash in Edinburgh.
The Scots have won 13 out of their last 18 Test matches and many believe the last two years can act as a springboard into the rest of a busy calendar year and, what should be, a bright future for the squad.
Scotland edged past Wales 24-21 at a very wet Hive Stadium in Edinburgh to get their Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign off to a winning start after a drama filled 80 minutes.
Scotland head coach Bryan Easson has named nine uncapped players in a training squad of 34 for next month's Women's Six Nations.
Leicester Tigers’ Claire Gallagher credits playing international rugby with changing the course of her career. Before winning her first cap against New Zealand in 2023 the 24-year-old was contemplating a return to university
18-year-old back-row Emily Coubrough and 17-year-old stand-off Poppy Mellanby, who are both members of the Scottish Rugby Academy programme and hail from the same Biggar club as Orr, were there too.
Two teams in need of some momentum to kickstart their Premiership Women’s Rugby seasons meet at Welford Road on Sunday, and you can watch the action live and free on RugbyPass TV.
The destination of the WXV 2 2024 title will be decided at the end of the third and final round this weekend. Get all the team news here as and when it drops.