Our stars of the rugby pitch will be representing four of the six nations in the competition; Scotland, England, Wales and France. The English and Welsh squads include eight and nine players respectively, while 16 of the 34 have been called-up to play for Scotland.
Edinburgh dominate the list with their players past and present receiving 12 of the 16 call-ups. Amongst that number are five current players; prop Elliann Clarke, second-row Eva Donaldson, scrum half Rhea Clarke, centre Holly McIntyre and 2022 BUCS WNL Player of the Year, fly half/centre Meryl Smith.
It comes as no surprise that the nine Welsh call-ups are largely made up of Archers. Cardiff Met’s eight players include; Ffion Lewis, Gwen Crabb, Lleucu George, Carys Phillips, Cerys Hope, Lowri Norkett, Alex Callendar and Catherine Richards. They will be hoping to help steer Wales to an impressive Six Nations campaign.
Our English contingent is spread far and wide cross country and over the Welsh border with a spectacular seven institutions being represented. Players from current Women’s National League teams Hartpury, Loughborough, Durham, Exeter, Cardiff Met as well as former national league team Northumbria.
A few of the star names include 2021 World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year Zoe Aldcroft, Hartpury and Gloucester-Hartpury’s ever elusive Emma Sing, and one of the greats of not only English rugby but world rugby, Sarah Hunter. Sarah will make her final appearance for the Red Roses this weekend against Scotland, in what has been an illustrious and trailblazing career.
Full list of call-ups
Edinburgh
Elliann Clarke - Scotland
Eva Donaldson - Scotland
Rhea Clarke - Scotland
Holly McIntyre - Scotland
Meryl Smith - Scotland
Evie Gallagher - Scotland
Elis Martin - Scotland
Panashe Muzambe - Scotland
Anne Young - Scotland
Sarah Law - Scotland
Liz Musgrove - Scotland
Helen Nelson - Scotland
Cardiff Met
Ffion Lewis - Wales
Gwen Crabb - Wales
Cerys Hale - Wales
Lleucu George - Wales
Lowri Norkett - Wales
Alex Callender - Wales
Carys Phillips - Wales
Catherine Richards - Wales
Tatyana Heard - England
Loughborough
Amelia Tutt - Wales
Detysha Harper - England
Sarah Hunter - England
Leah Bartlett - Scotland
Durham
Claudia MacDonald - England
Maelle Picut - France
Coreen Grant - Scotland
Beth Blacklock - Scotland
Exeter
Poppy Leitch - England
Nancy McGillivray - England
Caity Mattinson - Scotland
Hartpury
Emma Sing - England
Northumbria
Zoe Aldcroft - England
We are excited to see every single one of the 34 players wearing their nation's colours on the international stage over the next month.
The TikTok Women’s Six Nations begins on Saturday 25 March and runs for five rounds until Saturday 29 April. Watch out for our Women’s National League commentator Claire Thomas calling several international games during the competition.
