'It's a privilege to be here' - McLachlan set for 'surreal' 50th cap

Scotland forward Rachel McLachlan has described the prospect of winning her 50th cap as "kind of surreal".

The Montpellier flanker reaches the milestone against England at Twickenham in the Women's Six Nations on Saturday.

"It's an absolute privilege to be here, honestly," she said.

"That's never lost on me, no matter how long I'm here, whether it's my first cap or my 50th."

The 26-year-old made her debut for the national side in 2018 and says in the following nine years women's rugby in Scotland has been transformed.

"This is now our full-time jobs - that's been absolutely massive," she added.

"We've got great depth across all positions now and a lot of young people coming through as well, which is amazing for both them but also to push the people who have been in the jerseys."

The Scots, who sit second bottom of the table with one win in three following their defeat by Italy on Sunday, face the world champions on their home patch on Saturday.

"They are a quality team but we also know what we can be and we want to show that, especially after last week," said McLachlan.

"We're a bit wounded, we're hurt by our performance and we know we have so much more in us. So I think going forward it's an exciting prospect for us and we just want to get stuck in."