Emma Wassell

[1] Wassell currently plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s league, signing from her previous club, Corstorphine Cougars RFC, in 2021.

Wassell played a key role in the decisive 59-3 victory against Columbia in February 2022, booking Scotland's place in the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time since 2010.

[2][3] Despite scoring in the Women's Six Nations 2021 match against Italy, the team were defeated, as the visiting side triumphed with a 41–20 win.

[6] In an interview for Scottish Rugby, she describes how her father had played for the club before her, although he died before Wassell entered the sport.

In sports and regional media, she has commented on balancing a professional career in accountancy with a future in women's rugby.