The Scotland 32-strong Women’s Rugby World Cup squad for the showpiece event in England running between August 22 and September 27 will be named today (August 7) in St Andrews.
The excitement is building and there is also excitement here at GH Media as we are delighted to announce that we are linking up with Quirky Chocolate to help bring you some of our coverage during the big dance.
From today until September 30, GH Media will be following Scotland’s World Cup journey all of the way.
We will be at all of the Scotland matches down south and will be bringing you all of the interviews and news from camp as well as taking a wider look at the tournament as a whole and its impact on the women’s game.
And to help us with all of that we could not think of anyone better to link up with than a Scottish company that is run by someone who captained Scotland women in their first ever match back in 1993.
Sandra Colamartino is Scotland cap number six and was a driving force in getting Scotland to the stage where they could play that first Test versus Ireland at Edinburgh Accies’ Raeburn Place ground 32 years ago.
They won that game 10-0 and then Sandra and others helped Sue Brodie make sure that the 1994 World Cup would happen in Scotland after originally plans for the event in the Netherlands fell through.
And, in more recent times, 22-capper Sandra was a big player in getting ‘90 Days’ – a play about the organisation of that World Cup and the journey of the women’s game in the early days in this country – to the stage and what a wonderful show it is.
Sandra’s message to the current Scotland squad…
“Enjoy this moment. It’s special.
“You have all of Scotland, each other and every cap that’s gone before on your shoulder whispering in your ear, ‘you’ve got this’.
“You’ve dedicated so much to be here. The time has come to ignore all the noise and go play some rugby. Remember it’s all equal as you kick off. It’s 15 against 15. You are good enough.
“Go get it!”
About Quirky Chocolate…
Quirky Chocolate are Scottish chocolate makers based in Edinburgh.
Their dream is to create the world’s most beautiful and quirky chocolate collections while doing good things along the way.
They create beautiful, bespoke chocolate ranges and their values of being inclusive and kind are at the heart of all that they do.
The company was founded by Sandra in 2008 when she decided the time was right to give up her day job as magazine editor to scratch her entrepreneurial itch.
Combining a passion for design with her love of chocolate, the Quirky Chocolate journey began.
And what a journey it has been, 17 years later Team Quirky making, wrapping and packing more chocolate every day than ever before.
Being based in Edinburgh and with such a proud Scot leading the way as Sandra, Quirky Chocolate could not resist creating small batch chocolate bars inspired by Scottish flavours.
They have created lovely selection of gifts for those who love to indulge in iconic Scottish produce and flavours including Whisky and Iron Brew.
For more information visit quirkychocolate.com
The Quirky Chocolate team are pictured as is Sandra Colamartino and the first Scotland women’s squad in 1993
From August 7 until September 30, GH Media will be following the Scotland World Cup journey all of the way. We will be at all of the Scotland matches down south and will be bringing you all of the interviews and news from camp as well as taking a wider look at the tournament as a whole and its impact on the women’s game. Thanks to Quirky Chocolate and other supporters for allowing this content to happen and to readers for engaging with it.
