Twelve Warriors selected for Scotland Women U20

A total of 12 Glasgow Warriors have been selected in the Scotland Women U20 squad that will open their U20 Six Nations Summer Series campaign this weekend, as Louise Dalgliesh’s squad take on England this Saturday evening.

The series will see Scotland U20 take on England, Wales and Ireland over the next fortnight, with all fixtures to be played at Ystrad Mynach and streamed live on YouTube.

An all-Glasgow Warriors front-row sees Poppy Fletcher and Eilidh Fleming pack down as the starting props, with Aicha Sutcliffe completing the starting trio after being named at hooker.

Aisha Zameer starts in the second-row, the Celtic Challenge standout having graduated from the University of Strathclyde earlier this week.

Behind the scrum, there’s an all-Glasgow combination in the half-backs, as scrum-half Rianna Darroch partners fly-half Ceitidh Ainsworth, the club’s vice-captain in the 2024/25 Celtic Challenge.

Emily Norval – who marked her Glasgow Warriors debut with a try in victory over Edinburgh at Scotstoun – is named on the wing, with her Stirling County club-mate, Nicole Flynn, selected at full-back.

Three further Warriors await their opportunity after being named amongst the replacements, with Gemma Thomson and Poppy Mellanby set to make their first appearances for Scotland at U20 level after impressing for Scotland U18 earlier this year.

Rebekah Douglas completes the Glasgow contingent, the scrum-half having appeared for the Warriors in the inaugural Celtic Challenge in 2023/24.