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Women's Internationals

Katie Buchanan bags first Scotland start for Wallaroos clash in Sydney

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Scotland's Katie Buchanan at Full Time during a WXV Global Series match between Scotland and Canada at the Hive Stadium, on September 12, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ewan Bootman / SNS Group)
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Katie Buchanan will get her first Scotland start this Saturday as Dave Butcher’s side resume their WXV Global Series campaign against the Wallaroos in Sydney.

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The two teams will meet at Accor Stadium this weekend just three weeks after Australia beat Scotland 30-10 in Edinburgh. After this weekend’s clash in Sydney, the teams will conclude their autumn campaigns against one another in Canberra.

Buchanan’s inclusion in the starting XV – which sees Shona Campbell move to the bench – is one of two changes that Butcher has made to his starting team. The other seed Leia Brebner-Holden gets the nod at scrum-half for her first start of the autumn.

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The Edinburgh Rugby half-back partners Scotland vice-captain Helen Nelson. In the midfield there are no changes, as Evie Wills and Meryl Smith continue their combination.

In the pack there are no changes. Anne Young, Lana Skeldon and Elliann Clarke start in the front-row, Holland Bogan and Sarah Bonar are in the second row, while Rachel Malcolm captains the team from the back-row alongside Rachel McLachlan and Evie Gallagher.

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Scotland matchday 23 v Australia | WXV Global Series 2026

15. Hannah Ramsay (Edinburgh Rugby, 5 caps)
14. Rhona Lloyd (Sale Sharks, 69 caps)
13. Evie Wills (Glasgow Warriors, 11 caps)
12. Meryl Smith (Bristol Bears, 30 caps)
11. Katie Buchanan (Exeter Chiefs, 3 caps)
10. Helen Nelson (Trailfinders Women, 83 caps)
9. Leia Brebner-Holden (Edinburgh Rugby, 21 caps)
1. Anne Young (Glasgow Warriors, 26 caps)
2. Lana Skeldon (Bristol Bears, 90 caps)
3. Elliann Clarke (Glasgow Warriors, 32 caps)
4. Holland Bogan (Glasgow Warriors, 7 caps)
5. Sarah Bonar (Harlequins, 53 caps)
6. Rachel Malcolm (captain, Trailfinders Women, 67 caps)
7. Rachel McLachlan (Montpellier, 60 caps)
8. Evie Gallagher (Bristol Bears, 45 caps)

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16. Aicha Sutcliffe (Glasgow Warriors, 5 caps)
17. Leah Bartlett (Sale Sharks, 57 caps)
18. Molly Poolman (Edinburgh Rugby, 15 caps)
19. Hollie Cunningham (Bristol Bears, 9 caps)
20. Eva Donaldson (Sale Sharks, 29 caps)
21. Ceitidh Ainsworth (Glasgow Warriors, 3 caps)
22. Shona Campbell (Sale Sharks, 17 caps)
23. Chloe Rollie (Edinburgh Rugby, 89 caps)

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Bazzallina 8 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

There is so much what comes first in scrums the over extension or the hinge? The losing the feet or the elbow down? who changes the bind first and why they changed who pulled and who bore in is that elbow pointing down pulling it down? And so and so on…

I think we can all see why you would scrum for the pen but what we cannot always see why these pens are being awarded.



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cnw 10 minutes ago
All Blacks can mount World Cup tilt, if they can keep Jordie Barrett and Cam Roigard fit

Is the Smith thing for real? Jeez that would be huge.

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Itsallacademic 22 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

Yes Covid was tough on everyone.

You say the product is getting better, I just don't think so. The product is becoming less differentiated from other sports. That isn't better in my view.



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Itsallacademic 31 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

Not sure why you think they don't face the same threat - soccer is bigger than Rugby in both RSA and FRA. They do face that threat, they just aren't succumbing to it because they know their value lies in what differentiates them.

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Itsallacademic 34 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

It isn’t playing an expansive style that generated that passion, audiance seize or number of eyes watching in either of those countries.

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Itsallacademic 36 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

I don't agree. The French don't play as forward heavy as South Africa, but they play more dynamic once they have established dominance up front. That hasn't changed for them.

they don’t have any great scumming props



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Derek Murray 37 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

In a fiercely contested scrum battle, imagine anybody thinking that 8 of 12 scrums ending in penalties is a good thing. Ridiculous.

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proooooovince 38 minutes ago
How the All Blacks left ‘waarheid’ behind at the Garden of Eden

hmm in this world of trend forecasting, are you sure where the crisis will occur?

Not sure if that's really the trend anyway, french love their flashy backs but they know the big boys have to rumble.



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proooooovince 44 minutes ago
How the All Blacks left ‘waarheid’ behind at the Garden of Eden

Not exclusive… but if for example you mix your team culture with “we play the most beautiful rugby” and “we arent getting the rub of the green (decisions)” it doesn't speak to the same level of humbleness

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PMcD 44 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

The CVC team are pretty balanced on the PREM & Six Nations deal, they own the commercial rights rather than the whole thing, so it’s a slightly different relationship than having direct control, especially with the RFU involved through the Professional Game Partnership Board.

Sadly, the world changed after CVC acquired their stake with Covid and I don’t think you can blame anything PE did for that. The UK game is still matchday revenue orientated and people being banned from games left the clubs in a difficult place and they all took on significant debt.



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Itsallacademic 53 minutes ago
The Gallagher Prem may have become the new Super Rugby - and attack is here to stay

Owned La Liga? They have a very small stake (around 8%), and La Liga only sold them that to plug the Covid hole. La Liga was successfully commercialised long before that deal. CVC's has no say in the organization and their only contribution was a once off cash injection.

F1 was also, quite succesfully, commercialized by Ecclestone, long before CVC got involved. After the Kirch group bought most of Ecclestone's share, they saw their behinds in a tech bubble crash, so a bunch of banks ended up owning the majority of F1. Running a sport team isn't really what banks like to do, so they sold it to CVC who left F1 saddled with extreme levels of debt before selling. I can only hope they don't do to the PREM what they did to F1.



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PMcD 55 minutes ago
All Blacks can mount World Cup tilt, if they can keep Jordie Barrett and Cam Roigard fit

The AB’s have a good starting front 5.

There is a bit of confusion regarding the best back row balance and I think it will end as Frizzel, Lakai (7) & Savea.



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Jmann 1 hour ago
All Blacks can mount World Cup tilt, if they can keep Jordie Barrett and Cam Roigard fit

News is that Aaron Smith is looking at a comeback to NZ. With Smith as backup the pressure on Roigard is diminished. The Boks look quite beatable now and there is no doubt that the ABs continue to get better and better. I’d say they have an excellent chance of winning RWC27

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BC1812 1 hour ago
Red Roses welcome back Amy Cokayne for record-breaking Canada clash

Good that Cockayne is back, she has been missed. I am puzzled as to why Sing is in the replacements as surely Rowland is the first pick to cover any position and an alternative quicker player would give added flexibility. Having said that the game is likely be won in the forwards.

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BC1812 1 hour ago
British & Irish Lions announce opponents for historic first women's fixture

Yes, having to play a full strength French side keen to make a point complicates the issue on a tour that already is a midweek game or two light. The problem I suspect is the perceived lack of quality opposition, but surely from the Lions point of view it is better to have provincial games than none at all to help gel a team ready for the Black Ferns.

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Derek Murray 1 hour ago
Second-half Bledisloe capitulation lays bare Wallabies’ lack of bench depth

Les screwed the pooch. The bench was full of blokes who were either out of form, plodders or both. Ross, CdC, Shaw and McDermott, in his current form, are not worthy of test selection.

According to Christy he’s as good as acknowledged that with selections for Sydney.



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Ardy 1 hour ago
Second-half Bledisloe capitulation lays bare Wallabies’ lack of bench depth

I have always admired McReight as a captain, he seems to do a lot of the talking anyway.

Wilson’s improvement as a player is amazing, I always thought he lacked impact. He has proven me wrong this season.



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PMcD 1 hour ago
How the All Blacks left ‘waarheid’ behind at the Garden of Eden

I genuinely think England have a tough decision at lock in the NC.

I think Borthers will go with Itoje/Martin but it’s a tough call with the form of Chessum & Coles and if they want to play a higher tempo attacking game, they may be the two they consider, although I can’t see Borthers dropping Itoje.



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Ardy 1 hour ago
Second-half Bledisloe capitulation lays bare Wallabies’ lack of bench depth

Thanks 2c, that is one of the best summations of the game I have read.

My thoughts….I played in NZ for a while years ago, and the saying in those days was “Lose the breakdown and lose the game”.



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cnw 2 hours ago
Second-half Bledisloe capitulation lays bare Wallabies’ lack of bench depth

Just been listening to Nobody (Eales). He makes a good point that there are elements of the Aussie game that are very strong. If we stand back, the Aussie ceiling is high - when they fire they are hard to beat - 2 of the last three against the Boks and an outstanding Lions tour last year speak to this. And if the ABs think they can turn up and just win in Sydney that would be very foolish. Last year there was a real feeling that after the Eden Park game we would win again in Wellington. Then the Boks just clicked and ran riot. The thing is, if the Aussie team that played the Boks in Ellis Park and Perth turns up on Saturday and the ABs go in at less than a 100 they could find themselves on the receiving end.

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