Twenty-two uncapped players are among the 50 who will get a chance to make an early impression on new Scotland women’s head coach Sione Fukofuka next week.
The players will convene at Oriam, Scotland’s Performance Sports Centre, from Monday for a week-long camp after Fukofuka named the group on Thursday afternoon.
The 22 uncapped players include Hannah Walker who was at the Rugby World Cup last year along with Holland Bogan, Emily Coubrough, Poppy Fletcher, Megan Hyland, Natasha Logan, Aila Ronald, Imogen Spence, Faye Sutherland, Talei Tawake, Gemma Thomson, Ceitidh Ainsworth, Cieron Bell, Rianna Darroch, Nicole Flynn, Emily Love, Emily Norval, Nicole Marlow, Holly McIntyre, Poppy Mellanby, Sky Phimister and Hannah Smyth.
There are 21 capped players included who were at the World Cup while seven previously capped players who were not at the showpiece event – Gemma Bell, Hollie Cunningham, Shona Campbell, Fi McIntosh, Rachel Philipps, Lucia Scott and Meryl Smith – complete the selection.
As well as the 50-strong wider squad meeting up next week, Sarah Bonar (back), Leia Brebner-Holden (shoulder), Francesca McGhie (shoulder) and Lisa Thomson (foot) will also return to Scotland from their English clubs for the camp to continue rehabilitation work with the medical team.
The seven players who were with Scotland at the Rugby World Cup not in the squad for next week or part of the group of players who will continue rehabilitation in Edinburgh are the retired Christine Belisle, Lisa Cockburn, Jade Konkel and Caity Mattinson and the injured trio of Molly Wright, Rhea Clarke and Coreen Grant.
Fukofuka said: “I’m hugely excited to lead my first camp as head coach.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for both myself and [new senior assistant coach] Ioan Cunningham to build strong connections with the players and align around how we intend to accelerate this programme – especially with squad selection for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations approaching.
“We’ve seen some outstanding performances across the PWR, Celtic Challenge and French leagues in recent months and I’m really looking forward to seeing those players come together in our environment, competing hard and pushing each other to higher standards.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with the national team staff, supported by the pathway performance coaches, as we align and strengthen the programme heading into an exciting 2026.”
Uncapped players Emily Love and Cieron Bell are pictured – thanks to Edinburgh Rugby