Union | Scottish Rugby Union | ||
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Emblem(s) | the Thistle | ||
Coach(es) | Scott Wight | ||
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The Scotland women's national sevens team is a minor rugby sevens team. They regularly compete at the Europe Women's Sevens.
Scott Wight was appointed as head coach in 2017. [1] [2] Scotland competed at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier but did not qualify. [3] 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. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7]
Scotland's sevens squad to the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [8] [9]
No. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
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1 | Rachel McLachlan | 26 February 1999 (age 23) |
2 | Emma Orr | 6 April 2003 (aged 19) |
3 | Megan Gaffney | 3 December 1991 (age 30) |
4 | Eilidh Sinclair | 6 July 1995 (age 27) |
5 | Evie Gallagher | 22 August 2000 (age 21) |
6 | Lisa Thomson (co-c) | 7 September 1997 (age 24) |
7 | Helen Nelson (co-c) | 24 May 1994 (age 28) |
8 | Caity Mattinson | 17 May 1996 (age 26) |
9 | Chloe Rollie | 26 June 1995 (age 27) |
10 | Meryl Smith | 11 June 2001 (age 21) |
11 | Shona Campbell | 7 June 2001 (age 21) |
12 | Liz Musgrove | 25 December 1996 (age 25) |
13 | Rhona Lloyd | 17 October 1996 (age 25) |
Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final Qualifier
Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | D |
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2018 | Did Not Participate | |||||
2022 | Fifth place match | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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