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Gary Heatly

Gary Heatly has loved rugby ever since he can remember and since 2004 he has covered the sport and others in a professional capacity for many publications and websites and runs his own company GH Media.

56 Articles
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Wales' Katherine Baverstock on positional move: 'I am a bit of a live wire'

Such is her athletic abilities, Wales hopeful Baverstock has been trying out different positions in the pack over the past year. …

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
03 Jul 2025, 19:27
Interview

Wales hopeful Seren Lockwood: Embracing every opportunity

Seren Lockwood has never had to make a step quite as big as the most recent one after she was one of a number of uncapped players …

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
30 Jun 2025, 20:59
Interview

Scotland's Alex Stewart on being diagnosed with diabetes and coeliac disease

In April, midway through the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, Scotland women’s young gun Alex Stewart was diagnosed with diabetes…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
27 Jun 2025, 23:07
Interview

'I don't really recognise myself': Emma Orr on growing into the Scotland 13 shirt

Scotland centre Emma Orr feels that she has been on “quite a journey” since the last Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
24 Jun 2025, 19:07

Lions' charity partners look to set world records for longest rugby games

At Mullingar RFC’s ground from 8:00 on Wednesday until some point later on Thursday there are going to be simultaneous attempts …

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
17 Jun 2025, 20:30
Interview

Emma Wassell on returning to Scotland squad after full sternotomy

Scotland second-row Emma Wassell has made many people proud with the way she has dealt with a tough 14-month period in which she h…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
10 Jun 2025, 23:19

Chloe Rollie: Murrayfield, World Cup and Scotland 100th cap goals

Chloe Rollie has been a part of everything positive that has happened in Scottish women’s rugby over the last decade and there h…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
05 Jun 2025, 21:21

Who are the uncapped players in Scotland's World Cup wider training squad?

There are four uncapped players in Scotland’s extended training squad of 38 that will start preparations for the Women’s Rugby…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
29 May 2025, 21:14
Interview

Ella Cromack's kicking challenge in aid of father's cancer treatment

On May 30 at the Twickenham Stoop, Ella Cromack, who recently turned 20, is aiming to kick 1611 conversions in 24 hours, with the …

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
19 May 2025, 21:39

From Hatton Garden to parents' loft: Women's Rugby World Cup trophy history

With 100 days to go until the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup in England, the first-ever trophy contested for at this level cer…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
14 May 2025, 18:00
Interview

Scotland's Leah Bartlett: 'We have not become a bad team overnight'

Having supported Leicester Tigers men’s team since she was a little girl and now playing for their women’s team, it is perhaps…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
17 Apr 2025, 20:05
Interview

Italy reaction after win vs Scotland: 'We will only see this team get better'

Italy’s players gave head coach Fabio Roselli the best possible birthday present on Sunday with a Guinness Women’s Six Nations…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
15 Apr 2025, 19:31
Interview

Lana Skeldon: How her Bristol team mates ensured a Six Nations return

Scotland hooker Lana Skeldon has thanked three of her best friends in rugby for their “endless support, care and kindness” sho…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
11 Apr 2025, 15:04
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Jodie Ounsley: 'Time for us to smash perceptions'

Jodie Ounsley believes that the ongoing Guinness Women’s Six Nations is whetting the appetite for rugby fans and that the women…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
03 Apr 2025, 18:44

Rachel Malcolm: 'We have bounced back from some of the darkest times'

The Scots have won 13 out of their last 18 Test matches and many believe the last two years can act as a springboard into the rest…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
01 Apr 2025, 19:26

Hannah Jones' message ahead of England: 'We have nothing to lose, so let’s go for it'

Wales captain Hannah Jones is excited about the potential of the squad going forward and has issued a rallying cry ahead of Saturd…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
25 Mar 2025, 19:37

Scotland edge past Wales in a drama-filled match which had it all

Scotland edged past Wales 24-21 at a very wet Hive Stadium in Edinburgh to get their Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign off t…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
23 Mar 2025, 3:39
Interview

Scotland's Jade Konkel: 'We need to take our game to the next level'

Jade Konkel is an experienced player in the Scotland set-up and the back-rower has been putting in the hard yards recently in a bi…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
20 Mar 2025, 18:09
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Lisa Thomson on Trailfinders, and trials and tribulations of 7s and XVs

Over the years, Lisa Thomson has developed a great knack for hitting the ground running in any new rugby environment she has found…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
06 Mar 2025, 19:18
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Hollie Cunningham: 'I didn’t know about my Scottish eligibility for a while'

Hollie Cunningham cannot help but smile when she recalls the joyous recent phone call she made to her grandmother Gwenda to tell h…

Gary Heatly
Gary Heatly
26 Feb 2025, 18:08