Holland Bogan and Hannah Ramsay may just have 10 Scotland caps between them to date, but captain Rachel Malcolm believes they can be key players in the big match with Australia.
The Scots go into their third WXV Global Series Test of this autumn having slipped to eighth in the world rankings after big defeats to Canada and New Zealand in the last two weeks.
Indeed, the team have won just one match out of seven in 2026 while ninth in the world Australia will arrive at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday (4.10pm, live on BBC ALBA and BBC iPlayer) with a similar record in the calendar year.
As a result, this should be a tight and keenly fought affair and back-row Malcolm is looking for big performances from the whole team while flagging up Bogan and Ramsay as important.
Bogan, the 21-year-old Glasgow Warrior, will be earning cap number seven here and was excellent against New Zealand seven days ago with the skipper saying: “I think Holland absolutely has the ability to go on and become a world-class second row/back-row.
“I think the way that she carries herself is brilliant and she has a confidence well beyond her years both on and off the pitch.
“She’s a phenomenal athlete, she’s excellent with ball in her hand, she’s got really good skills and she is abrasive in how she carries and how she tackles.”
Ramsay, 23, has grown up playing stand-off, but comes into the starting team at full-back at the expense of the benched Chloe Rollie here.
It will the Edinburgh Rugby player’s fifth cap and only a second start, but Malcolm is backing her to do well against the Wallaroos and stated: “She’s been with us a couple of seasons now and I think she’s gone to another level this year.
“Hannah’s pretty underrated in terms of her skill set, she’s got an incredible handling game and she’s also really physical for someone who looks quite slight.
“She gives us a different option at 15 and has great playmaking abilities.”
Next up in the final game of the Vodafone Scotland WXV Series campaign – part of the wider WXV Global Series presented by Mitsubishi Electric featuring the top sides in the world – for Scotland is Australia this coming Saturday at the Hive.
Scotland’s away WXV Global Series fixtures will take place against Australia on October 17 and October 23.
Holland Bogan is pictured – thanks to Peter Watt Photography
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