When Jade Shekells was summoned to a meeting by Great Britain women’s sevens head coach Giselle Mather earlier this year, she thought she was in trouble. It was the start of her journey with the Red Roses.
Defending champions England started their quest for a seventh successive Guinness Women’s Six Nations crown with a routine victory, while there were also wins for France and Scotland in round one.
Beattie, the 38-year-old former Scotland Sevens player who had to retire due to injury aged just 21, has been a busy man in the last 12 months as he has been heading up the GB Sevens men’s and women’s programmes from a coaching point of view.
Societe Generale Valley again showed why they are the five-time reigning grand champions in the Old Mutual International Men’s Premiership.