Sarah Bonar back in Scotland XV to face England at Scotstoun
Konkel started at prop against Wales, and only moved to the back row to face the French after Bonar, usually a lock, was forced to withdraw shortly before kick-off. The coaching team’s aim in playing Konkel up front and centre Hannah Smith in the back row, among other positional switches, was to have all of the squad’s best ball-players on the pitch at once. Now, however, that experiment is over, at least for the time being.
“Sarah’s fit, she’s passed all her fitness tests, she comes back in – there was no hassle there, really,” Munro said, explaining that the Aberdeen-born forward’s selection did not require too much debate. “The decision we had to make was whether we move Jade back to prop.
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