Scottish Rugby confirm PWR interest: 'We look forward to continuing discussions'

Scottish Rugby are the latest union to confirm that they have expressed interest in a team joining Premiership Women’s Rugby.

In March, PWR announced that they would be accepting expression of interest submissions to help “inform planning for the league’s competition structure” and were accepting bids from outside of England.

Scottish Rugby are the third union to announce that they have filed an expression of interest with PWR after the Irish Rugby Football Union and Welsh Rugby Union.

Currently, the governing body oversee two domestic women’s teams competing in the Celtic Challenge competition, which also includes teams from Ireland and Wales.

In 2025/26 neither Edinburgh Rugby or Glasgow Warriors reached the semi-final stage of the six-team competition.

A statement, released to Scotland Rugby News, said: “Women’s rugby in Scotland continues to build strong momentum, something already demonstrated through the growth of the Celtic Challenge, and as further conversations around the future of the game develop, we are considering opportunities that could accelerate that progress and strengthen the sport domestically.

“Following the expression of interest, we are excited by the potential opportunity to work with PWR and our Celtic Challenge partners.

“We believe any future involvement could play an important role in advancing our long-term ambitions for women’s rugby in Scotland, supporting sustainable growth from grassroots through to the international game, and creating the best possible environment for players across the country.

“We look forward to continuing discussions with the hope that Glasgow and Edinburgh could be part of an exciting future.”

Scotland have a strong core of its national team that ply their trade in PWR. This includes the team’s captain Rachel Malcolm, as well as star players Emma Wassell, Helen Nelson and Rhona Lloyd.

After four games of the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations the side are fifth in the table and have registered only one win under new head coach Sione Fukofuka.