A number of Scotland players referenced around the Ireland game that last Wednesday was the best training session they had during the whole Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign.
And there is no doubt it was one of the best days for superfan Millie Rorison who was invited along to the Oriam training base on the outskirts of Edinburgh to watch the session and meet all the players and coaches.
The 12-year-old, who is in first year at school and plays for Marr Girls under-14 club and school teams, was given the honour because at the Wales game at Hive Stadium back in March she presented all the players involved with personalised glasses.
The players loved them and, after Millie’s story featured via this very website on April 3, Scottish Rugby contacted her mum Natalie to set up the surprise visit to training.
“We had to tell her she was going to watch her brother’s handball game so she didn’t suspect – and she never at all so it was all pulled off very nicely and she was buzzing to meet the players,” Natalie said.
“It was the most incredible day. If I could bottle her reaction and how she has been on cloud nine ever since I would a million times over.”
Millie said to Scottish Rugby: “Being a Scotland women’s fan means a lot to me, so getting to see the team train and meet them it was just a magical day. The women’s team are role models and they show that women can play rugby and they show that women can be strong, they can be fast and they show that women have a very strong part to play in sport.
“I want to be a part of the Scotland rugby team at some point in my life and I made the glasses to support them and being part of this day was just amazing.”
Via Scottish Rugby and Scottish Gas, Millie was presented with a shirt signed by the squad by winger Francesca McGhie and given tickets for the Ireland match which was very exciting, but maybe not as exciting as Millie’s visit to training!
Millie Rorison’s big day is pictured
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