“There were players who were definitely struggling,” says the former Scotland international Beth Blacklock of the contract uncertainty that surrounded the squad before their run to the 2025 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.
In pre-World Cup camps talks were taking place between players and the Scottish Rugby Union. Some of the 32-player squad had deals that ran until May 2026 but the rest of the team had arrangements that ended in October after the World Cup had concluded.
