Scotland have named six Loughborough Lightning players in their 38-player squad for the upcoming Guinness Women’s Six Nations.
Helen Nelson is the most-capped of the Lightning contingent as she enters the tournament looking to add to her 75 senior international appearances. Joining her in the backs are Leia Brebner-Holden and Lucia Scott. Amongst the 21 forwards selected are Becky Boyd, Elis Martin and Anne Young.
The squad will convene at Oriam on Tuesday 31 March as preparations ramp up for the championship.
After facing Wales in Cardiff on Saturday 11 April, Scotland will host England on Saturday 18 April at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, before travelling to Parma to face Italy a week later. A fallow week then sees France make the trip to Edinburgh on Saturday 9 May, before the championship concludes in Dublin at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 17 May.
Scotland Women Training Squad
Forwards
Leah Bartlett – Sale Sharks (49)
Holland Bogan* - Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County (uncapped)
Becky Boyd – Loughborough Lightning (3)
Elliann Clarke – Bristol Bears (24)
Emily Coubrough* - Glasgow Warriors/University of Edinburgh (uncapped)
Hollie Cunningham – Bristol Bears (2)
Eva Donaldson – Sale Sharks (21)
Poppy Fletcher* - Glasgow Warriors/University of Edinburgh (uncapped)
Evie Gallagher – Bristol Bears (40)
Rachel Malcolm – Captain – Trailfinders Women (61)
Elis Martin - Loughborough Lightning (26)
Rachel McLachlan – Montpellier (56)
Louise McMillan – Saracens (53)
Molly Poolman – Edinburgh Rugby/Watsonian FC (7)
Aila Ronald – Edinburgh Rugby/University of Edinburgh (uncapped)
Lana Skeldon – Bristol Bears (84)
Imogen Spence* - Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County (uncapped)
Alex Stewart – Edinburgh Rugby (17)
Aicha Sutcliffe* - Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County (uncapped)
Emma Wassell – Trailfinders Women (72)
Anne Young - Loughborough Lightning (22)
Backs
Ceitidh Ainsworth* - Glasgow Warriors/Stirling County (uncapped)
Leia Brebner-Holden - Loughborough Lightning (15)
Shona Campbell – Sale Sharks (9)
Rhea Clarke – Bristol Bears (2)
Rianna Darroch* - Glasgow Warriors/Hillhead Jordanhill (uncapped)
Coreen Grant – Harlequins (17)
Rhona Lloyd – Sale Sharks (62)
Francesca McGhie - Trailfinders Women (26)
Helen Nelson - Loughborough Lightning (75)
Emma Orr – Bristol Bears (34)
Rachel Philipps – Sale Sharks (1)
Hannah Ramsay – Edinburgh Rugby/Watsonian FC (2)
Chloe Rollie - Toulon Provence Méditerranée (81)
Lucia Scott - Loughborough Lightning (7)
Meryl Smith – Bristol Bears (22)
Hannah Walker – Edinburgh Rugby/University of Edinburgh (uncapped)
Evie Wills – Sale Sharks (8)
*Development Player