West of Scotland Ladies Rugby Club

PROMOTION!

We’re incredibly proud to announce that we have been promoted to National 1 for the 2026/27 season! 🔥

A new challenge as we take our place in the newly formed national league, and we can’t wait to see where this exciting journey takes us!!

And that’s not all… 👀

We’ll also be competing in the Sarah Beaney Cup this season! 🏉🏆

Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way❤️💛

📅 Fixtures coming soon…
👀 Keep your eyes peeled!

Wrapping up an incredible 2025/26 Season with our award winners from our End of Season Dinner🔥

What a season it’s been. Every single player put in an absolute shift, and we definitely didn’t envy the coaches having to make some tough decisions when it came to the awards!

⭐ Coaches’ Awards
🏅 Player of the Year – Amber Johnston
What a season from Amber! A standout performer week in, week out, and to top it off she also finished as our Top Points Scorer 🔥
🏅 Most Improved Player – Maddie Carter
If you watched Maddie play this season, you’d never believe this was her first competitive year in rugby! The progress she’s made has been phenomenal 💪

⭐ Players’ Voted Awards
🏅 Players’ Player of the Year – Holly Mac
Always putting in a shift, always leading by example, and hugely respected by her teammates. A well-deserved winner 👏
🏅 Club Person of the Year – Amber Johnston
As voted by the players. From what happens on the pitch to everything that goes on behind the scenes, Amber gives her all for this club ❤️

⭐ Special Recognition
🏅 Gordon Brown Friends of Scottish Rugby Award – Most Improved Young Person
Maddie Carter 🔥 An amazing achievement and the third year in a row that one of our ladies has picked up this award!

🏅 Most Conversions Scored – Sheila Legus-Christman
No surprises here… with that trusty boot, Sheila was always finding the posts 🎯

⭐ Captains’ Awards
🏅 Forward of the Year – Louise Skilling
A powerhouse all season long
🏅 Back of the Year – Amber Johnston
Award number THREE on the night for Amber! What a season!
🏅 WTID Award – Kirsty Black
Recognised for her outstanding commitment and dedication throughout the season ❤️

Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone who made this season one to remember. Here’s to building again next year! ❤️💛🏉

POTM

Throwing it back to our quarter final clash with Stewartry Sirens… and WOW, what a shift from the girls!!

💥 Maddie – Forward of the Match!! Huge carries, relentless in defence… absolute engine all game!

⚡ Ellie – Back of the Match!! Stepping into the 9 shirt and completely owning it 👏

🔥 Amber – Opposition Pick!! No surprises here… slinky hips, slicing through defenders and putting points on the board!

💣 Smash of the Match: Sheila!! Massive defensive performance from our American powerhouse 🇺🇸

And just like that, our 15s season wraps up…But don’t go anywhere 👀 Summer 7s loading 😎❤️💛

Game pics from Sunday!

FINAL SCORE

Not the finish to our 15s season we hoped for, but so proud of the heart, grit, and determination these girls bring every single week 💪🔥

A tough battle on Sunday — big credit to Stewartry and best of luck in the National Shield semi-final 👏

Try scorer:
Amber Johnston x2

Conversion:
Sheila Legus-Christman

… 7s season pending ❤️💛

On the road🚌

Kick off 2pm in Castle Douglas❤️💛

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT

Here’s your West Women’s squad heading down to Castle Douglas tomorrow! 💪🔥

It’s always a tough, competitive clash against Stewartry Sirens — and with a place in the National Shield semi-finals on the line, this is one you won’t want to miss 👀🏉

Get along and show your support if you can!❤️💛

⚡️POTM⚡️

Massive shoutout to our very own Holly MacDonald, named Player of the Match by both West and Greenock 🔥

She absolutely dominated on Sunday in our final National Shield pool game 💪 With ball in hand she was unstoppable, and in defence… an absolute menace 😤

Good luck to anyone trying to get past her 👀❤️💛

Quarter finals this Sunday!!

We are buzzing to be heading to Stewartry to play in the Quarter Finals of the National Shield!! All support welcome to cheer on our girls ❤️💛

Final score

Not our finest performance at home but secures us the bonus point to get to the Quater finals of the National shield 🛡️

Try scorers
Amber J x 2
Holly M
Rachael M
Rowan T

Conversions
Sheila x 3

Keep your eyes peeled for the next stop