Scotland star Lisa Thomson has opened up on “a far longer and bumpier road” than she anticipated as she continues to recover from injury issues, but says that “the end is finally getting close”.
In late 2025, the 28-year-old centre, who has 75 caps for her country and is a two-time Olympian, announced via social media that she was injured.
In fact, the injury had happened last August whilst she was preparing for the Rugby World Cup in England, but she managed to play through the pain and be part of Scotland’s run to the last eight there.
After a few weeks off post-tournament and settling back into things at her club Trailfinders Women, the achilles pain became too much so surgery was the best option.
That was in November and there was hope Thomson might get back fit for the back end of the Women’s Six Nations in May, but then a torn quad came and she is still recovering from that now.
Reflecting on a frustrating 12 months, Thomson took to Instagram to say: “A partial vertical tear in my achilles meant playing on for a World Cup.
“Four games, a pretty historic few weeks for Scotland women and then a little bit of training back at club before finally having surgery last November.
“A whole year on, it’s been a far longer and bumpier road than I ever anticipated. I definitely underestimated this rehab thing.
“There have been plenty of setbacks along the way – getting so close to full fitness, feeling like I was finally close to playing, only to tear my quad and find myself back at what felt like square one. No running and another few months of rehab staring me in the face.
“A couple of months ago, there was very little hope. Maybe we’ll get into that another day…
“For now, I think the end is finally getting close.”
Thomson is not part of the Scotland training squad currently getting ready for upcoming matches.
The upcoming home Vodafone Scotland WXV Series campaign – part of the wider WXV Global Series presented by Mitsubishi Electric featuring the top sides in the world – begins for Scotland against the 2025 Rugby World Cup runners-up Canada on September 12 at Hive Stadium before welcoming New Zealand to these shores the following weekend on September 19 and then hosting Australia on September 26.
Scotland’s away WXV Global Series fixtures will take place against Australia on October 17 and October 23.
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Lisa Thomson is pictured rehabbing – thanks to Lisa Thomson on Instagram
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