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Katie Buchanan will get it first Scotland begin this Saturday as Dave Butcher’s crew continue theirs WXV Global Series campaign against the Wallaroos in Sydney.
The two teams will meet at the Accor Stadium this weekend just three weeks after that Australia beat Scotland 30-10 in Edinburgh. After this weekend’s clash in Sydney, the teams will finish their autumn games against each other in Canberra.
Buchanan’s inclusion in the starting XV – which sees Shona Campbell move to the bench – is one of two changes Butcher has made to his starting team. Second seed Leia Brebner-Holden gets the nod at scrum-half for her first start of the autumn.
The Edinburgh Rugby half-back partner Scotland vice-captain Helen Nelson. There are no changes in the midfield as Evie Wills and Meryl Smith continue their combination.
There are no changes in the packaging. Anne Young, Lana Skeldon and Elliann Clarke start in the front row, Holland Bogan and Sarah Bonar are in the second row, while Rachel Malcolm captains the back row team alongside Rachel McLachlan and Evie Gallagher.
Scotland 23rd match against Australia | WXV Global Series 2026
15. Hannah Ramsay (Edinburgh Rugby, 5 games)
14. Rhona Lloyd (Sale Sharks, 69 games)
13. Evie Wills (Glasgow Warriors, 11 games)
12. Meryl Smith (Bristol Bears, 30 games)
11. Katie Buchanan (Exeter Chiefs, 3 games)
10. Helen Nelson (Trailfinders Women, 83 performances)
9. Leia Brebner-Holden (Edinburgh Rugby, 21 games)
1. Anne Young (Glasgow Warriors, 26 games)
2. Lana Skeldon (Bristol Bears, 90 games)
3. Elliann Clarke (Glasgow Warriors, 32 games)
4. Holland Bogan (Glasgow Warriors, 7 games)
5. Sarah Bonar (Harlequins, 53 games)
6. Rachel Malcolm (captain, Trailfinders Women, 67 games)
7. Rachel McLachlan (Montpellier, 60 games)
8. Evie Gallagher (Bristol Bears, 45 games)
Substitutions
16. Aicha Sutcliffe (Glasgow Warriors, 5 games)
17. Leah Bartlett (Sale Sharks, 57 games)
18. Molly Poolman (Edinburgh Rugby, 15 games)
19. Hollie Cunningham (Bristol Bears, 9 appearances)
20. Eva Donaldson (Sale Sharks, 29 games)
21. Katie Ainsworth (Glasgow Warriors, 3 games)
22. Shona Campbell (Sale Sharks, 17 games)
23. Chloe Rollie (Edinburgh Rugby, 89 games)
