'To make history again would be something else' - McGhie

Scotland winger Francesca McGhie says it will be an extremely proud day for her and the rest of the team if they beat Ireland this weekend to clinch third spot in the Six Nations for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Scotland’s women haven’t managed the feat since 2005 and with a place at next year’s World Cup up for grabs, McGhie says it would cement the good progress the national side has made over the past year.

"To make history again with this team would be something else," she said. "It will be a really proud moment if we do come third.

"Whatever happens this weekend, we’ll be proud of our campaign and how far we’ve come in the last year.

"A World Cup is every rugby player’s dream so I’m just looking forward to this weekend and then we’ll see what happens. We know the rugby we want to play and the game we want to have.

"Ireland are a tough opponent and they’ve had a great campaign so far so we’re really just focussing on ourselves."

The past year has been a something of a whirlwind for McGhie.

She was nominated for World Rugby's women’s breakthrough player of the year in 2023, and also scored her first Scotland try in the big win over Ireland in last year’s Six Nations.

"It was a very happy game last year," she said. "I scored my first (international) try but it was also a big win for Scotland.

"Last year we started making history and we’ve carried on doing that. The central contracts are a big step in the right direction for the team to develop and the players within it."