Ramsay Handed First Scotland Start Against Ireland

Venue: Virgin Media Park, Cork Date: Saturday, 2 August Kick-off: 14:30 BST

Coverage: Watch unrecorded connected BBC iPlayer, app and online, unrecorded matter sum connected BBC Sport website.

Fly-half Hannah Ramsay will make a first commencement for Scotland successful their last Rugby World Cup warm-up lucifer against Ireland connected Saturday.

The Edinburgh player, who made her debut successful past week's conclusion by Italy, will shape a caller half-back business pinch scrum-half Caity Mattinson successful 2 of respective changes to nan starting line-up that played successful Viadana.

Chloe Rollie comes successful astatine full-back, while Lucia Scott moves from full-back to wing.

In nan pack, Anne Young and Alex Stewart are selected astatine loosehead prop and openside flanker respectively, pinch Rachel McLachlan switching to blindside and skipper Rachel Malcolm moving into nan 2nd row.

On nan bench, centre Beth Blacklock is poised for a first Test headdress since nan 2023 Six Nations.

The crippled astatine Virgin Media Park successful Cork is Scotland's past Test earlier nan Rugby World Cup gets nether measurement later successful nan month, pinch Scotland's opening Pool B fixture coming against Wales successful Salford connected Saturday, 23 August.

Starting XV: Chloe Rollie (Toulon Provence Mediterranee), Rhona Lloyd (Sale Sharks), Emma Orr (Bristol Bears), Lisa Thomson (Trailfinders Women), Lucia Scott (Loughborough Lightning), Hannah Ramsay (Edinburgh Rugby/University of Edinburgh), Caity Mattinson (Trailfinders Women); Anne Young (Loughborough Lightning), Lana Skeldon (Bristol Bears), Elliann Clarke (Bristol Bears), Emma Wassell (Trailfinders Women), Rachel Malcolm, capt (Trailfinders Women), Rachel McLachlan (Montpellier), Alex Stewart (Edinburgh Rugby/Corstorphine Cougars), Evie Gallagher (Bristol Bears).

Replacements: Elis Martin (Loughborough Lightning), Leah Bartlett (Sale Sharks), Molly Poolman (Edinburgh Rugby/Watsonian), Adelle Ferrie (Edinburgh Rugby/Corstorphine Cougars), Eva Donaldson (Sale Sharks), Leia Brebner-Holden (Loughborough Lightning), Beth Blacklock (Saracens), Coreen Grant (Saracens).