Watsonians Ladies Rugby

Watsonians FC Women
Full nameWatsonian Football Club Women
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1998
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)Myreside
Coach(es)Bruce Millar / Gordy Lyons / Claire Bain
Captain(s)Rachel Law
League(s)Scottish Womens Premiership
2021–22Scottish Womens Premiership, 1st of 6 (CH)
Team kit
Official website
www.facebook.com/WatsonianLadiesRugby

Watsonian Women is a women's rugby union team based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is part of Watsonians RFC and plays at the club's home ground of Myreside Road, Edinburgh.

Squads

Watsonians Women play in the Scottish Premiership. In season 2023/24 they have also begun a girls section from u12 - u18 level called Watsonian Wildcats.

Formed in 1998 by a number of players from different clubs around the city, the team played in the Premier League for most of their existence and also in National 1- last winning that competition in the 2016/17 season. Following promotion to the Premiership again in 2017/18 Watsonians ladies have established themselves again at that level and in season 2017/18 were runners-up in the Sarah Beaney Cup.

Coaches

  • 2014/15 - Baz Lawson and Freddie Main
  • 2015/16 - Tristan Gray [1]
  • 2016/17 - Tristan Gray, Scott Nightingale, Euan Lyster
  • 2017/18 - Tristan Gray, Scott Nightingale, Dave Flynn, Lindsey Booth [2]
  • 2018/19 - Dave Flynn, Scott Nightingale
  • 2019/20 - Freddie Main, Scott Nightingale, Duncan Wilson, Lucy Brown [3]
  • 2020/21 - Freddie Main (no league)
  • 2021/22 - Freddie Main, Scott Nightingale [4]
  • 2022/23 - Bruce Millar [5]
  • 2022/23 - Bruce Millar...
  • 2023/24 - Bruce Millar, Scott Nightingale, Duncan Wilson [6]

Recent League History

  • Season 2012/13 - 5th in Premier League
  • Season 2013/14 - 6th in Premier League
  • Season 2014/15 - 6th in National League 1 - Bowl Winners
  • Season 2015/16 - 6th in National League 1 - Plate Winners
  • Season 2016/17 - 1st in National League 1 - Cup Quarter Finalists
  • Season 2017/18 - 5th in Premier League (1st In Prem B split) - Cup Finalists
  • Season 2018/19 - 2nd in Premier League [7] (1st In Prem A split)
  • Season 2019/20 - 1st in Premier League [8] (1st in Prem finals)
  • Season 2020/21 - Cancelled by Covid-19 Pandemic
  • Season 2021/22 - 1st in Premier League [9]
  • Season 2021/22 - 1st in Premier League [10]
  • Season 2022/23 - 3rd in Premier League [11]
  • Season 2023/24 - 1st in Premier League [12]

List of Watsonian Ladies Scotland Caps

Francesca McGhie - Molly Wright - Panashe Muzambe - Bryony Nelson - Lana Skeldon - Nicola Nightingale - Emma Evans - Karen Dunbar - Alex Pratt-- MP Tierney - Jilly McCord - Sarah Mee - Keri Holdsworth - Kath Vass

Scotland 7s Internationalist Section

Bryony Nelson

Honours

  • Mull Sevens[13]
    • Champions: 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ "BT WOMEN'S PLATE: STRENGTH IN NUMBERS KEY". 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Facebook: Watsonian Football Club". 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "NEWS: WFC CLUB STRUCTURE 2019/20". 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "FREDDIE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW SEASON AFTER LONG WAIT". 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ "A NEW HEAD COACH FOR WATSONIANS WOMENS TEAM". 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Coaches/Management". 21 April 2024.
  7. ^ "PREMIERSHIP (WOMEN'S) 2018/19". 21 April 2024.
  8. ^ "PREMIERSHIP (WOMEN'S) 2019/20". 21 April 2024.
  9. ^ "PREMIERSHIP (WOMEN'S) 2022/23". 21 April 2024.
  10. ^ "PREMIERSHIP (WOMEN'S) 2021/22". 21 April 2024.
  11. ^ "PREMIERSHIP (WOMEN'S) 2022/23". 21 April 2024.
  12. ^ "PREMIERSHIP (WOMEN'S) 2023/24". 21 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Mull Sevens". 8 June 2019.