Francesca McGhie explained
Francesca McGhie (born 7 May 2003) in Edinburgh, is a Scottish rugby union player, who often plays fullback or wing. She plays for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Women's Rugby as well as the Scotland national team.
Rugby career
She started playing rugby at age fifteen with the East Lothian and Borders Girls Club.[1] In 2019, she joined Watsonians, where she helped win the Scottish Premiership in 2022, she also assisted in lifting the Sarah Beaney Cup a season year later.
In 2023, she played in the inegural edition of the Celtic Challenge for The Thistles.[2] In March 2023, she made her debut for Scotland against England in the 2023 Six Nations.[3] [4] Her first international try was against Ireland in the same tournament.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, McGhie signed for Leicester Tigers for their first season in the English Premiership Women's Rugby.[5]
In October 2023, she won the first edition of WXV 2 with Scotland in Cape Town, South Africa.[6] She was nominated for the World Rugby breakthrough player of the Year Award in the same October.[7]
She was included in the Scottish squad for the 2024 edition of WXV 2.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Francesca McGhie . Scottish Rugby . 4 October 2024 . 23 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155652/https://scottishrugby.org/teams/scotland-women/francesca-mcghie/ . live .
- Web site: The Thistles coaching set-up and squad confirmed ahead of Celtic Challenge competition . Scottish Rugby . 4 October 2024 . 18 January 2023 . 18 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240618122417/https://scottishrugby.org/the-thistles-coaching-set-up-and-squad-confirmed-ahead-of-celtic-challenge-competition/ . live .
- Web site: Heatly . Gary . McGhie blown away by 'surreal' year - Guinness Women's Six Nations . www.sixnationsrugby.com . 4 October 2024 . en . 24 January 2024 . 16 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240616095917/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/w6n/news/mcghie-blown-away-by-surreal-year . live .
- Web site: Francesca McGhie backed to make her mark in Six Nations opener . The Herald . 4 October 2024 . en . 23 March 2023 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407043052/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23408787.francesca-mcghie-backed-make-mark-six-nations-opener/ . live .
- Web site: Bathgate . Stuart . Four Scotland internationals sign for Leicester Tigers . The Offside Line . 4 October 2024 . 30 June 2023 . 30 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130200420/https://www.theoffsideline.com/scotland-women-leicester-tigers/ . live .
- Web site: WXV tournament: Scotland win WXV2 title as Ireland crowned WXV3 champions after beating Spain . Sky Sports . 4 October 2024 . 28 October 2023 . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004215552/https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/12995198/wxv-tournament-scotland-win-wxv2-title-as-ireland-crowned-wxv3-champions-after-beating-spain . live .
- Web site: Scotland's Francesca McGhie nominated for World Rugby breakthrough player award . BBC Sport . 4 October 2024 . 2 November 2023 . 7 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231107094242/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67297900 . live .
- Web site: Scotland squad named for WXV 2 competition . Scottish Rugby . 4 October 2024 . 27 August 2024 . 17 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917133915/https://scottishrugby.org/scotland-squad-named-for-wxv-2-competition-2/ . live .
