Dumfries curlers chosen to represent Scotland at World Women's Championship

Dumfries will as soon as once more be on the map in curling with two native gamers chosen to signify Scotland on the world stage.

Sophie Jackson and Fay Henderson have been named in Scotland’s squad for the World Girls’s Championship which takes begins in British Columbia subsequent weekend.

Jackson, 25, was a part of Rebecca Morrison’s rink which received the Scottish Curling Championships in Dumfries just lately.

Morrison will skip the aspect together with Jackson, Gina Aitken, Sophie Sinclair and Henderson, who Crew Morrison beat within the closing of the Scottish Championships, would be the alternate within the squad.

The match will happen within the CN Centre in Prince George, BC, Canada and runs from March 19 to 27.

Skip Morrison will likely be leaning on Jackson for expertise, who skipped her then Scottish champion crew on the Worlds in 2019.

The crew choice contains younger roller Fay Henderson displaying the depth in Scottish curling expertise.

Rebecca mentioned: “Fay’s crew are nonetheless juniors and they're all at the very least 5 years youthful than us they usually gave us such good video games and beat us twice on the Scottish.

“You may actually see that the junior sport has come alongside in the previous few years on the ladies’s aspect and she or he is a brilliant robust participant who brings rather a lot to our crew.’