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6 days ago
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'Everything was about getting back in a Scotland shirt'
Emma Wassell says she was "really proud" to represent Scotland again after she completed her test return for the first time since having a benign tumour removed. The 30-year-old described her return to national team action as a "whirlwind journey", adding that everything in her 15-month recovery was focused on pulling on a Scotland shirt once again. Four hundred and fifty-four days after her last appearance, the 67-time capped second row made her return in the side's 34-29 defeat to Italy. "I'm just incredibly grateful," she said. "People have supported me that I didn't even realise they were following the absolute crazy whirlwind journey that this has been. "I have kind of lived and breathed this team, playing for this country, ever since I stopped playing. "[Since] my last opportunity in the shirt, everything has kind of been about getting back in the shirt. "I am really proud to be able to represent Scotland again and represent the people who have kind of supported me through these last 15 months."
BBC News
6 days ago
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'Everything was about getting back in a Scotland shirt'
Emma Wassell says she was "really proud" to represent Scotland again after she completed her test return for the first time since having a benign tumour 30-year-old described her return to national team action as a "whirlwind journey", adding that everything in her 15-month recovery was focused on pulling on a Scotland shirt once hundred and fifty-four days after her last appearance, the 67-time capped second row made her return in the side's 34-29 defeat to Italy. "I'm just incredibly grateful," she said."People have supported me that I didn't even realise they were following the absolute crazy whirlwind journey that this has been."I have kind of lived and breathed this team, playing for this country, ever since I stopped playing. "[Since] my last opportunity in the shirt, everything has kind of been about getting back in the shirt."I am really proud to be able to represent Scotland again and represent the people who have kind of supported me through these last 15 months."
BBC News
24-07-2025
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'World class' Wassell's World Cup place not guaranteed
Scotland head coach Bryan Easson is delighted to be able to recall "world class" Emma Wassell - but he says her World Cup place is not says Wassell's selection for his final squad for next month's tournament will be based on performance rather than who is in the Scotland team to face Italy this weekend, will represent her country for the first time since missing the entire 2024-25 season after undergoing surgery to remove a tumour from her says while the return of Wassell, capped 67 times by Scotland, is a huge boost to the squad, she will receive no special treatment."Wass knows that herself because she's been out for a while," Easson said. "But if she gets anywhere near the levels she's been at before, she's a world-class set-piece operator."She's physical, she gives us go forward in attack, but she's also really physical defensively."But as we know, she's been out a while, so it's back to evidence. We need evidence to see what she's like in a more pressurised environment. In pre-season she's thrown herself about, she's ready to go."She's really impressed everybody, but we make it very clear to everyone that selection is performance-based."I believe it's one of the reasons why the team has grown. It's not about being in here and expecting a jersey, it's about fighting for that jersey."So Wass is the same, and everybody that puts a jersey on knows they want to put in a performance that is worthy of selection for the next game."
BBC News
24-07-2025
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Wassell makes Scotland Test return after tumour
Italy v ScotlandDate: Friday, 25 July Venue: Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana Time: 18:30 BSTCoverage: Watch on BBC Alba, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app Emma Wassell will play in a Scotland Test for the first time since having a benign tumour removed in Friday's encounter with 67-times capped second row, 30, underwent two surgeries and missed all of the 2024-25 Lucia Scott, centre Evie Wills and scrum-half Leia Brebner-Holden supplement the more experienced cohort in the starting XV, while fly-half Hannah Ramsay could debut off the Easson, who will step down as head coach after this year's World Cup, will also lead the Scots in a warm-up match against Ireland on 2 August before their tournament opener with Wales on 23 August. Scotland XV to face Italy Scotland: Lucia Scott, Rhona Lloyd, Evie Wills, Lisa Thomson, Coreen Grant, Helen Nelson, Leia Brebner-Holden; Leah Bartlett, Lana Skeldon, Elliann Clarke, Emma Wassell, Adelle Ferrie, Rachel Malcolm (capt), Rachel McLachlan, Evie Eis Martin, Molly Wright, Lisa Cockburn, Eva Donaldson, Alex Stewart, Caity Mattinson, Hannah Ramsay, Chloe Rollie.
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09-06-2025
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'Overwhelmed' Wassell relishing return to Scotland squad
Emma Wassell says the gallows humour of the Scotland dressing room is keeping a smile on her face during what she describes as an "overwhelming" return to the international camp. After major surgery to remove a tumour that was found in her chest last September, the 30-year-old lock is now targeting August's World Cup in England after being included in the initial 38-woman training squad. Advertisement As she readjusts to the demands of international rugby, the former Loughborough Lightning star admits she's enjoying some lively locker-room banter. "They keep me very, very humble shall I say," Wassell said. "I get a lot of grief" Any time the tumour's brought up everyone's like; 'oh, she had a tumour? Who knew?', we joke about it a lot. "There's a lot of banter around and any time I don't get my way, I try to say; 'guys, I had a tumour', and they're like 'shut up!', so it's pretty light-hearted." The fact she can now laugh about it all shows not just how far she's come physically, but also mentally. Not that the reintroduction to international-level training has been easy. Advertisement "Something I've found quite overwhelming - given I've trained for three or four months myself – is to now be put back in this environment where all the girls are pushing each other and there's a level of pressure around you. "It's been a little bit overwhelming but in the best way possible. " Her aim now is making the final World Cup squad for a tournament she thinks could be a game-changer for Scottish rugby. "It's the closest I'll definitely get to a home World Cup and I just think it could be huge for women's rugby in general," she added. "For Scotland, it will really push us on a bit more in terms of growing the game."
