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BBC News
20-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
From dancing to dodging tackles - McGhie's journey to World Cup
Transferable skills often go a long way in sport and Francesca McGhie certainly sees the benefit of years ago, her main pursuit was as a dancer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, but it was a path which didn't enthuse her mum saw a social media advert for a girls rugby team in Prestonpans, and the rest is 21-year-old Scotland winger is now using her fleetness of foot to dodge incoming tackles and bolt to the line."I was excited to try something new, and just fell in love with it," said McGhie. "Fourteen-year-old me would be very proud."McGhie was first called up to represent the senior Scotland squad in 2023 and made her debut against England, where she now plies her trade with Leicester Tigers in the country where she will take part in her maiden Rugby World still eight weeks away, but if the recent training camp is anything to go by, those couple of months will pass in a flash."I think it's going to fly in," said McGhie."These last three weeks have gone super fast. We've enjoyed every second of it and all of us are just super excited to get stuck into this World Cup."Awaiting in Scotland's pool are Canada, Wales and Fiji - ranked second, 10th and 16th in the world respectively, compared to Scotland's seventh."We have a very competitive pool," said McGhie, who has amassed 24 caps already."Each team brings something different and we'll have to adapt to that. "It'll be exciting to play Canada, I've never played them before. Wales is a competitor we play every year and they're always an exciting for us, and Fiji are totally different from both of them."The target for Scotland will be to finish in top two of that pool to earn a quarter-final despite the showpiece tournament not being in a more far-flung location, McGhie is convinced it'll be a tremendous sporting and life experience."It would be great to travel elsewhere but when you're in it you'll feel like you're floating around somewhere in the rugby bubble," she said.
BBC News
20-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Scotland captain Malcolm joins Trailfinders Women
Trailfinders Women have signed Scotland captain Rachel 34-year-old flanker has 56 international caps and has scored three tries for her made her Scotland debut in 2016 and took on the captaincy in joins Trailfinders having recently left Loughborough Lightning, where she made 67 appearances, and will link up with Scotland team-mate Francesca McGhie, who joined from Leicester earlier this month."I'm super excited for a new experience down in London. This move had to be right for me as a person as well as a rugby player," Malcolm told the club's website, external. "I wanted to go somewhere where I can challenge myself and strive to be the best player I can be."The exciting group of players that have been put together is one I'm excited to learn from, and hopefully one that I can add too as well."The club has not disclosed the length of Malcolm's contract.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Trailfinders sign Gallagher from Leicester
Trailfinders Women have signed Canada international Claire Gallagher from Leicester full-back has followed Meg Jones and Francesca McGhie to the London won her first international cap against New Zealand in 2023."I first became interested in joining Trailfinders after having played against them the past two seasons and liking their playing style and freedom on the pitch," Gallagher told the club website, external. "What reassured my decision was hearing from my Canadian teammates how awesome the team culture is and the buy-in from the group. I'm looking forward to playing my part."
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Scotland wing McGhie joins Trailfinders
Francesca McGhie has scored 10 tries in 22 appearances for Scotland [Getty Images] Trailfinders Women have signed Scotland international wing Francesca McGhie from Leicester Tigers. The 22-year-old has won 22 caps and scored 10 tries for her country since her debut in 2023. McGhie started every match for Scotland in this season's Six Nations, scoring two tries. Advertisement "There's a great ambition here, and there are people and coaches here that I think can add to my game – I feel this is a team I can really develop with," she told Trailfinders' website. "I'm looking forward to joining up with the group and I'm excited to see what we can do together." McGhie will join three of her Scotland team-mates - full-back Chloe Rollie, centre Lisa Thomson and scrum-half Caity Mattinson - in the Trailfinders backline. The west London side finished seventh in last season's Premiership Women's Rugby, a place above Leicester.
BBC News
02-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Scotland wing McGhie joins Trailfinders
Trailfinders Women have signed Scotland international wing Francesca McGhie from Leicester 22-year-old has won 22 caps and scored 10 tries for her country since her debut in started every match for Scotland in this season's Six Nations, scoring two tries."There's a great ambition here, and there are people and coaches here that I think can add to my game – I feel this is a team I can really develop with," she told Trailfinders' website, external. "I'm looking forward to joining up with the group and I'm excited to see what we can do together."McGhie will join three of her Scotland team-mates - full-back Chloe Rollie, centre Lisa Thomson and scrum-half Caity Mattinson - in the Trailfinders west London side finished seventh in last season's Premiership Women's Rugby, a place above Leicester.
