Five Trailfinders Women selected in Scotland’s 2025 World Cup squad

Five Trailfinders Women have been selected in Scotland’s 2025 World Cup squad.

Blindside Flanker and recent signing Rachel Malcolm will captain the side who will play in Pool B of the competition.

Alongside Malcolm in the forwards is second rower and former Loughborough Lightening teammate Emma Wassell. Wassell, who has recently become a Trailfinder, has made her way back to international rugby after recovering from a benign tumour in her chest last September. 

In the backs, three Trailfinders Women will be flying the flag for Scotland: Caity Mattinson, Lisa Thomson, and recent signing Francesca McGhie.

Scrum-half Mattinson, who signed for Trailfinders in July 2024, debuted for her country back in 2021 during the Rugby World Cup Qualification Tournament against Colombia and will be looking to add to her 33 international caps. 

In the backline, Thomson and rising star McGhie will be bringing their talents to English soil. McGhie will make her Rugby World Cup debut after her rapid climb through the Scottish ranks.

In 2024, both Thomson and McGhie were recognised as trailblazers of the game alongside Donna Kennedy. The two Trailfinders, alongside Kennedy, had sustainable statues of them unveiled in Edinburgh, representing the past, present and future of women’s rugby in Scotland.

Former Trailfinder Chloe Rollie will also feature in the Scottish squad.