Shona doubles up on Scots duty

An Angus teenager has earned an international rugby call-up.

Shona Campbell from Logie found out she had been selected for the Scottish U18 touch rugby squad that will make its way to Dublin in August to compete in the Junior Touch European Championships.

The 15-year-old Dundee High pupil’s progression to international recognition in the touch form of the game has been a fast one.

Although she had been playing rugby since the age of five, first in mixed form for Montrose, and then in girls’ rugby for Angus Girls, she only switched her attention away from the full contact version of the sport this season.

But after quickly getting to grips with touch and then impressing the squad selectors in a series of trials, the wing earned her spot for this summer’s tournament.

Already a member of the Scotland U17 netball training squad, the multi-talented pupil has now been picked for her country at two sports.

Shona said: “I’ve been playing netball as well since I was tiny and I was delighted to get a place in the national training squad this year.

“I stopped playing full contact rugby because of the risk of getting injured for netball, but I was desperate to keep playing, so I turned to touch instead.

“I’ve been told before that I should pick one sport but I don’t want to give any of them up because I love playing all of them.”