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BBC News
28-04-2025
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Scotland 26-19 Ireland: Three things we learned
Scotland dig it outThis was a victory built on grit, determination and a whole load of the balance of play Scotland should have lost, but every time it looked like Ireland might pull away, the Scots hung in there and found a way defensive effort was outstanding. They made an extraordinary 232 tackles compared with Ireland's defence of their try line was colossal, holding the Irish up over the line on three occasions and producing crucial turnovers near the line on a couple of occasions just as they looked likely to was an utter refusal to be beaten and the fact they kept their composure to engineer the chance to send Francesca McGhie over for the winning try at the last was a fitting reward for such a monumental makes her markIt was no surprise to see Rachel McLachlan collect the player-of-the-match award. She was made an astonishing 29 tackles, the most of any Scotland player, and led the way in metres made (62).McLachlan was a constant threat with ball in hand, making the hard yards and also popping up in the wide channels to great effect, most notably for her well-taken performance typified the doggedness and spirit shown by the Scots to navigate a path through choppy waters to a dramatic perfect pre-World Cup boostThe defeat to Italy in round three threatened to cast a shadow over Scotland's entire Six Nations, so to end the tournament on such a high will come as a huge relief to head coach Bryan they gone into the World Cup in August off the back of a campaign of one win from five, it would have been difficult to claim the Scots had any momentum to carry into the it is, the win over a very good Ireland side, and the nature of it, should do wonders for the confidence of the and the players won't get carried away. The three defeats, especially the one at the hands of the Italians, highlighted areas Scotland need to improve if they are to compete on the biggest stage of said, they will go into pre-World Cup camp in much better spirits after their heroics at the Hive on Saturday.
BBC News
18-04-2025
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'It's a privilege to be here' - McLachlan set for 'surreal' 50th cap
Scotland forward Rachel McLachlan has described the prospect of winning her 50th cap as "kind of surreal".The Montpellier flanker reaches the milestone against England at Twickenham in the Women's Six Nations on Saturday."It's an absolute privilege to be here, honestly," she said."That's never lost on me, no matter how long I'm here, whether it's my first cap or my 50th."The 26-year-old made her debut for the national side in 2018 and says in the following nine years women's rugby in Scotland has been transformed."This is now our full-time jobs - that's been absolutely massive," she added."We've got great depth across all positions now and a lot of young people coming through as well, which is amazing for both them but also to push the people who have been in the jerseys."The Scots, who sit second bottom of the table with one win in three following their defeat by Italy on Sunday, face the world champions on their home patch on Saturday."They are a quality team but we also know what we can be and we want to show that, especially after last week," said McLachlan."We're a bit wounded, we're hurt by our performance and we know we have so much more in us. So I think going forward it's an exciting prospect for us and we just want to get stuck in."
