Watsonians Ladies Rugby

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Watsonians FC Women
Full nameWatsonian Football Club Women
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded1998
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s) Myreside
Coach(es)Bruce Millar / Gordy Lyons / Claire Bain
Captain(s)Rachel Law
League(s) Scottish Womens Premiership
2021–22 Scottish Womens Premiership, 1st of 6 (CH)
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Official website
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Watsonian Women is a women's rugby union team based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is part of Watsonians RFC and plays at the club's home ground of Myreside Road, Edinburgh.

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Squads

Watsonians Women play in the Scottish Premiership. In season 2023/24 they have also begun a girls section from u12 - u18 level called Watsonian Wildcats.

Formed in 1998 by a number of players from different clubs around the city, the team played in the Premier League for most of their existence and also in National 1- last winning that competition in the 2016/17 season. Following promotion to the Premiership again in 2017/18 Watsonians ladies have established themselves again at that level and in season 2017/18 were runners-up in the Sarah Beaney Cup.

Coaches

Recent League History

List of Watsonian Ladies Scotland Caps

Francesca McGhie - Molly Wright - Panashe Muzambe - Bryony Nelson - Lana Skeldon - Nicola Nightingale - Emma Evans - Karen Dunbar - Alex Pratt-- MP Tierney - Jilly McCord - Sarah Mee - Keri Holdsworth - Kath Vass

Scotland 7s Internationalist Section

Bryony Nelson

Honours

See also

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