Molly Poolman
| Born | 10 May 2004 Perth, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Heriot-Watt University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Molly Poolman (born 10 May 2004) is a Scottish rugby union international player. She has played tight-head prop with Watsonian FC and with the Edinburgh Rugby squad she took part in the Celtic Challenge. She debuted for Scotland in 2025 in the Women's Six Nations tournament.[1] She was part of the 2025 Rugby Women's World Cup Scotland squad.[2]
Early life
[edit]Molly Poolman was born on 10 May 2004 in Perth, Scotland. She started playing rugby at eleven years of age with Howe of Fife RFC. She also earned a black belt in karate.[1]
She attended Heriot-Watt University as a sports scholar.[2]
Rugby career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Poolman was selected for the national team in the under-18 category in 2020 and was selected again in 2022. She was selected for Scotland Futures and the Tri-nations competition in 2023, which took place in Italy.[1]
Senior career
[edit]In 2022, she joined Watsonian FC and reached two consecutive finals of the Scottish Championship. In the 2023-2024 season, she was selected for the Edinburgh Rugby squad, who took part in the Celtic Challenge.[3]
International career
[edit]In 2024-2025, she took part in the Celtic Challenge again.[4] In March, she was part of the Scottish national team that took part in the Women's Six Nations tournament and made four appearance.[5][6] She achieved her first international cap on 30 March against the French team.[7][8] She was selected for the 32-player squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England in 2025. She played 60 minutes against Canada. The team reached Scotland's first World Cup quarter-final in 22 years.[2]
She was part of the Scotland squad for the 2026 Women's Six Nations and made five appearances.[9][6] She scored her first international try against Italy in May 2026, which was voted Try of the Round.[10][11] In June 2026, it was announced that she will be one of the 47 contracted players to be supported by Scottish Rugby under a revised model in line with the new women's performance and pathways system.[12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Molly Poolman". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- 1 2 3 Anderson, Greig (2025-10-08). "Molly Poolman: From Grassroots Rugby to the World Stage". Oriam. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Barnes, David (2026-08-04). "Scotland Women squad named for WXV Global Series". Rugby News from The Offside Line. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Barnes, David (2024-12-10). "Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors name squads for Celtic Challenge". theoffsideline.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29..
- ↑ Gould, Caitlin (2025-02-19). "Scotland squad announced for 2025 Guinness Women's Six Nations". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- 1 2 "Molly Poolman - Scotland - Guinness Women's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "Écosse : Konkel de retour pour défier les Bleues à La Rochelle - Six Nations Féminin". www.sixnationsrugby.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ April 2025, Gary Heatly Wednesday 16. "Poolman proud after "whirlwind" start to her international rugby journey with Scotland". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Two changes for Scotland Women for 2026 Guinness Six Nations Finale". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "Round 3 Winners: Sgorbini and Poolman take MVP & Try of the Round | Women's Six Nations 2026 | Rugby Union - Guinness Women's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "Women's Six Nations: Scotland's Molly Poolman scores 'outrageous' try against Italy". BBC Sport. 2026-04-25. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "Scottish Rugby increases number of contracted players for 2026/27". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2026-08-15.