Scotland women's national rugby union team
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The Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union
team of Scotland
. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cup
s and have an important role in the rugby world stage.
The governing body in Scotland for women's rugby is the Scottish Women's Rugby Union (SWRU).
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cup
Women's Rugby World Cup
The Women's Rugby World Cup is the premier international competition in rugby union for women. The tournament is organised by the sport's governing body the International Rugby Board...
s and have an important role in the rugby world stage.
The governing body in Scotland for women's rugby is the Scottish Women's Rugby Union (SWRU).
Results summary
(Full internationals only)| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67% | |
| 1994 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10.00% | |
| 1998 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 27.78% | |
| 1993 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 70.00% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 61.11% | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 1995 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | |
| 1997 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 68.75% | |
| 1994 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00% | |
| 1993 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 52.17% | |
| Summary 1993- | 142 | 68 | 1 | 73 | 48.24% |
Squad
Current Squad .Forwards
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Backs
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Results
See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numberingFull internationals
Other matches
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