4 days ago Internationals Womens Sione Fukofuka named new Scotland head coach
Scottish Rugby has confirmed that Sione Fukofuka will be the new Scotland women's national team head coach from the start of 2026.
Ireland Women face off against Scotland Women in Women's Internationals Round 3 on Sat 2nd August 2025 at Virgin Media Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 01:00 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 06:00 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Ireland Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Ireland Women in position 5 and Scotland Women in position 6, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Ireland Women vs Scotland Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Ireland are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Deirbhile Nic A Bhaird picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Niamh O'Dowd scores the try from close range.
The Scotland supporters go wild as Lisa Thomson successfully kicks the conversion.
A stunning solo try from Emma Orr
Coreen Grant (Scotland) is shown a yellow card
Slick passing by Ireland leads to a try for Nancy McGillivray.
Dannah O’Brien does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
Incisive passing by Ireland is finished off by Meabh Deely, as they goes over for the try.
The pick and go results in a try for Ireland as Sadhbh McGrath goes over.
Lisa Thomson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
A wonderful passing move by Scotland is finished off by Lucia Scott
Lisa Thomson converts the try.
Lisa Thomson scores the try from close range.