'Everything was about getting back in a Scotland shirt' - Wassell

Emma Wassell says she was "really proud" to represent Scotland again after she completed her test return for the first time since having a benign tumour removed.

The 30-year-old described her return to national team action as a "whirlwind journey", adding that everything in her 15-month recovery was focused on pulling on a Scotland shirt once again.

Four hundred and fifty-four days after her last appearance, the 67-time capped second row made her return in the side's 34-29 defeat to Italy.

"I'm just incredibly grateful," she said.

"People have supported me that I didn't even realise they were following the absolute crazy whirlwind journey that this has been.

"I have kind of lived and breathed this team, playing for this country, ever since I stopped playing.

"[Since] my last opportunity in the shirt, everything has kind of been about getting back in the shirt.

"I am really proud to be able to represent Scotland again and represent the people who have kind of supported me through these last 15 months."