Helen Nelson will earn her 60th Scotland cap in their concluding Guinness Women’s Six Nations clash with Ireland on Saturday (kick-off: 2.30pm).
Nelson vice captains from fly-half, with Lightning teammate Rachel Malcolm captaining Scotland from the back row.
There’s a welcome return for Emma Wassell into the second row and Christine Belisle starts at tighthead prop.
Chloe Rollie is suspended following her red card against Italy and misses out on the Kingspan Stadium clash.
SCOTLAND SIDE TO PLAY IRELAND
Saturday 27 April, 2024
Kingspan Stadium
Kick-off: 2.30pm
15 Meryl Smith (Bristol Bears, 16 caps)
14 Coreen Grant (Saracens, 10 caps)
13 Emma Orr (Heriot’s Blues, 18 caps)
12 Lisa Thomson (GB Sevens, 59 caps)
11 Francesca McGhie (Leicester Tigers, 11 caps)
10 Helen Nelson (Loughborough Lightning, 59 caps) – vice-captain
9 Caity Mattinson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 22 caps)
1 Molly Wright (Sale Sharks, 22 caps)
2 Lana Skeldon (Bristol Bears, 69 caps)
3 Christine Belisle (Loughborough Lightning, 34 caps)
4 Emma Wassell (Loughborough Lightning, 66 caps)
5 Louise McMillan (Saracens, 52 caps)
6 Rachel Malcolm (Loughborough Lightning, 46 caps) – captain
7 Alex Stewart (Corstorphine Cougars, 4 caps)
8. Evie Gallagher (Bristol Bears, 26 caps)
Replacements
16 Elis Martin (Leicester Tigers, 9 caps)
17 Leah Bartlett (Leicester Tigers, 34 caps)
18 Elliann Clarke (Bristol Bears, 10 caps)
19 Eva Donaldson (Leicester Tigers, 10 caps)
20 Rachel McLachlan (Sale Sharks, 42 caps)
21 Mairi McDonald (Exeter Chiefs, 22 caps)
22 Cieron Bell (University of Edinburgh, uncapped)
23 Nicole Flynn (University of Edinburgh, uncapped)
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