Overview
- The selection features 31 core players and seven development players, with Rachel Malcolm retained as captain.
- The group convenes at Oriam on March 31 ahead of the opener against Wales in Cardiff on April 11.
- Louise McMillan, Meryl Smith and Shona Campbell return on current form, boosting options across second row and the backline.
- Lock Sarah Bonar is set to miss the Championship through injury, while Lisa Thomson could be available late subject to rehabilitation progress.
- Seven development call-ups drawn from the Celtic Challenge signal a depth drive, as Christine Belisle, Lisa Cockburn, Jade Konkel and Caity Mattinson have retired and other World Cup squad members were omitted.