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Edinburgh Rugby Women - Wikipedia

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Edinburgh Rugby

Full name

Edinburgh Rugby Women

Union

Scottish Rugby Union

Founded

2023

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland

Ground(s)

Hive Stadium
(Capacity: 7,800)

Coach(es)

Claire Cruikshank

League(s)

Celtic Challenge

Team kit

Official website

edinburghrugby.org

Current season

Edinburgh Rugby Women are a select provincial rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the Celtic Challenge league.

History

Edinburgh Rugby Women was formed in December 2023 by Edinburgh Rugby and the Scottish Rugby Union to play in the Celtic Challenge,^[1] a cross-border women's rugby union competition that will be held annually. The competition was launched in 2023 and is designed to develop players for the Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.^[1]

Stadium

Edinburgh Rugby women's side play their home matches at Hive Stadium.

Current standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Wolfhounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Edinburgh Rugby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Clovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Gwalia Lightning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Brython Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Glasgow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: celticrugbycomp.com
Rules for classification: After Round 5, the table is split in two for the final two play-off rounds.

Coaches

The coaching team was announced on 12 December 2023.^[2]

Name	Position
Claire Cruikshank	Head coach
Stuart Corsar	Assistant coach
Euan Mochrie	Assistant coach
Andrew Whitelaw	Development Coach
Ross McCann	Development Coach
Drew Scott	Strength and Conditioning Coach

Current squad

The squad for the 2023–24 season was announced on 18 December 2023.^[3] On 29 December 2023 Sarah Denholm was named as captain as part of the first game squad announcement.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Aila Ronald^[a]	Hooker	Scotland
Millie Whitehouse	Hooker	Scotland
Katie Lindsay^[a]	Prop	Scotland
Poppy Fletcher^[a]	Prop	Scotland
Alison Wilson	Prop	Scotland
Millie Capaldi	Prop	Scotland
Molly Poolman	Prop	Scotland
Adelle Ferrie	Second row	Scotland
Lucy Kidd	Second row	Scotland
Natasha Logan^[a]	Second row	Scotland
Rachel Cox	Back row	Scotland
Merryn Gunderson	Back row	Scotland
Alex Stewart^[a]	Back row	Scotland
Sam Taganekurukuru	Back row	Scotland
Sophie Murphy	Back row	Scotland
Freya Walker^[a]	Number 8	Scotland

Player	Position	Union
Ami Conchie	??	Scotland
Sarah Denholm^[a] (cc)	Fly-half	Scotland
April McKenzie^[a]	??	Scotland
Briar McNamara	Centre	Scotland
Cieron Bell^[a]	Wing	Scotland
Emma Orr^[a]	Centre	Scotland
Giselle Chicot	??	Scotland
Hannah Chrisp	??	Scotland
Hannah Ramsay	??	Scotland
Hannah Walker^[a]	Wing	Scotland
Mary Nelson	??	Scotland
Nicole Flynn	??	Scotland
Rachel Philipps^[a]	??	Scotland
Zoe Turner	??	Scotland

Transitional players

On 27 December 2023, Scottish Rugby announced 11 transitional players that could play for either Scottish Celtic challenge team.^[5] Transitional players were selected through a Scottish qualified programme, a programme to develop and support Scottish qualified players living outside of Scotland, as well as players who have previously been involved with Scotland but currently live outside of Scotland.^[5]

Name	Position	Club
Izzy Hannay	Flanker	Harlequins
Gemma Bell	Flanker	Gloucester-Hartpury
Evie Addy	Prop	Gloucester-Hartpury
Nicole Marlow	Fly Half	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Leia Brebner-Holden	Scrum Half	Gloucester-Hartpury
Izzy McGuire-Evans	Centre	Sale Sharks
Orla Proctor	Full Back	Leicester Tigers
Nicola Haynes	Hooker	Saracens
Demi Swann	Prop	Exeter Chiefs
Fiona McIntosh	Lock	Saracens
Panashe Muzambe	Prop	Exeter Chiefs

International players

International players released to play for Edinburgh Rugby in the Celtic Challenge league.^[6]

Name	Position	Club
Caity Mattinson	Scrum Half	Gloucester-Hartpury
Jenny Maxwell	Scrum Half	Loughborough Lightning

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Scottish Rugby Regional Training Centre supported player.

References

^ ^a ^b "Edinburgh & Glasgow launch women's teams". BBC Sport. 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ "CLAIRE CRUIKSHANK TO LEAD EDINBURGH RUGBY WOMEN'S TEAM". Edinburgh Rugby. 6 January 2024.
^ "Edinburgh Rugby women's squad announced". Edinburgh Rugby. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ "Turner and Clarke named co-captains for Celtic Challenge". Glasgow Warriors. 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Scottish Rugby names Transitional Players available for Celtic Challenge selection". Scottish Rugby. 27 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ "Mattinson set for Edinburgh Debut". Edinburgh Rugby. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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