Scotland’s women face France at Arras on Sunday, and coach Jamie Dempsey has made minor changes to the side that lost to Wales last week. 

Laura Steven, a doctor at Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary, comes off the bench ito slot in at outside-centre with Lucy Millard moving to full-back to replace Lynsey Douglas.

Dempsey also opts to shuffle the back-row with captain Lynne Reid switching to blind-side flanker to accommodate Ruth Slaven instead of Keri Holdsworth.

The changes mean that Tanya Griffiths will start on the bench in place of the promoted Steven.

Dempsey said: “We’re obviously very disappointed with last Sunday’s result. We’re still a developing side but I thought we showed a lot of positive signs. 

“Going to France is a massive challenge- we’re going to have to work very hard defensively.”