Scotland’s self-titled ’14 month journey’ began last July in pre-season for the 2024/25 campaign and runs until the end of the Rugby World Cup in England in September.
So far on the ‘journey’ 10 matches have been played, so here is a recap…
September Vodafone Series Tests
Scotland 40 Wales 14
Scotland 59 Fiji 15
Two wins, no losses
WXV 2
Scotland 19 Italy 0
Scotland 19 Japan 13
Scotland 22 Australia 31
Two wins, one loss
Finished runners-up
Guinness Women’s Six Nations
Scotland 24 Wales 21
France 38 Scotland 15
Scotland 17 Italy 25
England 59 Scotland 7
Scotland 26 Ireland 19
Two wins, three losses Finished in fifth
What’s to come…
From June onwards a wider Scotland training squad will meet for various training camps until the pre-Rugby World Cup warm up matches/Summer Tests and then the big event itself which a slimmed down squad of 32 will travel to England for.
So far there is one pre-Rugby World Cup warm up match/Summer Test set in stone away to Ireland at Virgin Media Park in Cork on August 2 (kick-off time TBC), but one more is set to be confirmed soon.
The Rugby World Cup 2025 will then run from August 22 to September 27 in England with Scotland in Pool B in the 16-team event.
They open up against Wales at the Salford Community Stadium in Manchester at 2.45pm on Saturday, August 23 before facing Fiji at the same venue on Saturday, August 30 at the same venue and at the same time.
The final pool match for Scotland will be against Canada at noon on Saturday, September 6 at Sandy Park in Exeter.
The top two sides from the pool will progress and if Scotland get through they will have a quarter-final at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol on the weekend of September 13/14.
Jade Konkel is pictured versus Ireland in the most recent match – thanks to N50 Photography
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