Gillian Inglis back for Scotland Women against Ireland in Six Nations
Thursday 19 March 2015 12:14, UK
Scotland Women head coach Jules Maxton has made several changes to the backs for Sunday’s Six Nations game against Ireland at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld.
Gillian Inglis returns at outside centre after recovering from a hand injury to win her 10th cap, with Hannah Smith moving to inside centre.
Nuala Deans is switched to the right wing from inside centre and Eilidh Sinclair moves across to the left.
Maxton has left the pack unchanged after last week’s 42-13 defeat to England and there is just one change on the bench with the introduction of hooker Sarah Quick.
Maxton, whose side have lost all four of their matches so far, said: "We're steadily improving with every game but we need to cut out the basic skills' mistakes and defensive errors from last Friday's match, going into this game.
"I was pleased with some of our work in the contact area last weekend but it's all about consistency and we've been working hard, this week, on the areas that let us down against England.
"It's good to be back home and have more of our own support there. We're looking to show more progress, build on our performance against England and finish on a high."
Scotland Women: 15 Chloe Rollie,14 Nuala Deans, 13 Gillian Inglis, 12 Hannah Smith, 11 Eilidh Sinclair, 10 Lisa Martin, 9 Sarah Law; 1 Lisa Robertson, 2 Lana Skeldon, 3 Tracy Balmer, 4 Deborah McCormack, 5 Emma Wassell, 6 Rachael Cook, 7 Karen Dunbar, 8 Jade Konkel.
Replacements: 16 Sarah Quick, 17 Lindsey Smith, 18 Heather Lockhart, 19 Fiona Sim, 20 Lyndsay O' Donnell, 21 Mhairi Grieve, 22 Claire Bain, 23 Jenny Maxwell.
