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BBC News
26-04-2025
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Scotland score at death to snatch win over Ireland
Women's Six NationsScotland (26) 12Tries: Skeldon, Orr, Malcolm, McGhie Cons: Nelson (3)Ireland (19) 7Tries: Costigan, Djougang, Lane Cons: O'Brien (2) Francesca McGhie's try at the death snatched a dramatic victory for Scotland over Ireland in the Women's Six Irish dominated the first half and struck first through a Amee-Leigh Costigan try, but scores from Lana Skeldon and Emma Orr sent Scotland in 12-7 up at Djougang and Emily Lane scored for Ireland either side of a Rachel McLachlan try for the hosts before McGhie's score in the final play sealed an extraordinary remain third in the table, while Scotland move up to fourth before Italy host Wales on dominant away victories against Italy and Wales, the Irish were looking to make it three from three on the road in this championship and they made the perfect Scuffil-McCabe spotted a gap in the Scottish fringe defence and turned on the burners to break free before finding Costigan to go over for a brilliant were struggling to get a foothold in the game but their lineout was functioning well and that was their route back into the match.A lineout on the Irish five metre line was won and, when the rolling maul rumbled over the line, it was hooker Skeldon left holding the ball after touching down for her 19th try in Scotland visitors came back strongly, banging at the Scotland try line. Only some heroic defence kept the Irish at bay, with Djougang held up twice over the line. Scotland were hanging on and it looked for all the world like Ireland would burst the dam until second-row Sarah Bonar pounced for an interception and kicked ahead to take the play into the Irish scrambled back but could not get the ball off the field in the final play of the half. The Scots showed great composure and engineered space for Orr to slalom through for a superb score and give the home side an unlikely five-point lead at the was not to be denied her try and ploughed over to level things up at 12-12, and Scotland's cause was hampered further when Rhona Lloyd was sent to the sin-bin for head-to-head contact with Costigan in the build-up to the some accuracy was lacking in their game, the Scots were doggedly staying in the game and when they got their chance of a rare foray into Irish territory, they took their chance ball was whipped wide to Chloe Rollie and she fended off a tackle before slipping a beautiful pass out the back door for McLachlan to dive over in the corner. In a match where they had been under the cosh for large spells, the home side now led were undeterred and continued to put pressure on Scotland, most notably at scrum home side were barely back to their full complement when they lost anpther player to a yellow card, this time Helen Nelson for an infringement at a ruck as the Scots became more desperate in their defence of their try pressure eventually told when substitute Lane dived over and O'Brien slotted over the conversion to make it all square was one final twist when McGhie went over in the corner to pull a victory out the fire at the end of a breathless contest.
BBC News
13-04-2025
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- BBC News
Below-par Scotland beaten by Italy in Six Nations
Women's Six NationsScotland (7) 17Tries: Rollie, Gallagher, McGhie Con: NelsonItaly (10) 25Tries: Sgorbini, Muzzo (2), Minuzzi, D'Inca Scotland were left to rue a below-par performance after losing at home to Italy in round three of the Women's Six Rollie gave the Scots an early lead with the opening try, but the Azzurri struck back with scores from Francesca Sgorbini and Aura Muzzo to go in 10-7 up at the Gallagher and Francesca McGhie crossed after the interval, but tries from Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi, Alyssa D'Inca and a second from Muzzo sealed a deserved first victory for the Easson's side are left with one win from their three matches and face title-chasing England next, while Italy host Scots struck first when the pack got a roll on from a line-out maul. The ball was whipped wide to Rollie and while she looked to have turned into too much traffic, the full-back stepped and powered her way to the home side had the lead but it was Italy who were on top in the opening half hour. The visitors got their reward when Sgorbini breached the Scottish defence and dived over from close scored a wonderful second try when centre Michela Sillari drew a couple of defenders and delayed her pass to perfection to set Muzzo free to Scots finally generated some field position and were awarded a penalty just outside the Italy 22. Rather than look to level things up going into the break, they kicked for the corner, lost possession from the subsequent line-out and the chance was gone. Three points down having barely fired a shot was by no means a disaster, but Scotland were in need of a spark and they got it early in the second half when a smart play from a 5m line-out sent Gallagher over to regain the showed no signs of carrying any scars from chastening losses to England and Ireland earlier in the were playing with confidence and greater fluency than their hosts, and when Lisa Thomson kicked loosely with a clearance, the Scots were Minuzzi fielded the kick, ran deep into the red zone to exchange passes with D'Inca and glide over for a terrific make matters worse, Thomson was sin-binned for a high tackle as she tried to prevent the score and the home side were really up against it visitors made hay with the Scots down a player, Beatrice Rigoni whipping a long ball out for D'Inca to beat the cover defence and score in the points behind and in a hole, Scotland finally started forcing the game down into Italian territory and McGhie skipped through to score and set up a gripping last five great Scottish escape act did not materialise as Italy reclaimed the initiative and created space for Muzzo to score her second try of the afternoon and seal a memorable win for the Azzurri. Line-ups Scotland: Rollie; Lloyd, Orr, Thomson, McGhie; Nelson, Brebner-Holden; Young, Skeldon, Clarke, Bonar, Boyd, Malcolm (capt), McLachlan, Martin, Bartlett, Poolman, Ferrie, Konkel, Stewart, Mattinson, Ostuni Minuzzi; Muzzo, Sillari, Rigoni, D'Inca; Stevanin, Stefan; Turani, Vecchini, Seye, Tounesi, Duca, Sgorbini, Veronese, Giordano (capt).Replacements: Spinelli, Stecca, Maris, Fedrighi, Ranuccini, Bitonci, Madia, Aimee Barrett-Theron (SA)TMO: Rachel Horton (Aus)
BBC News
21-03-2025
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'Scotland women can fill Murrayfield one day'
Women's Six NationsScotland v WalesVenue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 22 March Kick-off: 16:45 GMTCoverage: Watch on BBC Two & iPlayer, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app Scotland women's most-capped player Donna Kennedy believes the side will one day sell out home of Scottish rugby hosted its first international between Scotland and England's men's team 100 years ago on 21 March capped 115 times, was part of the first Scotland women team to play at the famous stadium, a 13-3 win over Sweden in Saturday, Scotland and Wales open their Women's Six Nations campaign at Hive Stadium, adjacent to Murrayfield."No-one wants to play in a stadium where you've got empty seats surrounding you," Kennedy told BBC Scotland."If we can get up to 30,000-40,000 then I believe one day we will fill this stadium."England have proven that with the game's that they've had in recent years. At Twickenham, they've had 60,000, nearly 70,000. We're hoping this year, at the World Cup, we'll have a sell-out for the final, so 80,000 there so, yeah, it's progressing."You can see it all across the UK with all the nations. There's a lot of growth. Anything leading up to a World Cup, you would expect to see growth after it."Scotland men and occasionally Edinburgh play at Murrayfield and the ground has also hosted football."Sometimes you try and think it's just going to be a normal game, but you're aware of the situation, you're aware you're on the Murrayfield turf but you're still out there to do a job," Kennedy explained. "You're still out there to play rugby and get the win."When I've been sitting in the stand as a fan, it's just the build-up, the theatre round about everything on match day, it's absolutely fantastic."You always dream that you want to play on the hallowed turf of Murrayfield. Amazing experience."
