Two Hibs’ players have made Shelley Kerr’s Scotland squad for this year’s Women’s World Cup in France.
Goalkeeper Jenna Fife (pictured) who performed heroics in the club’s recent SWPL Cup win over Glasgow City will be joined on the plane by defender Joelle Murray.
Scotland face auld enemy England on Sunday, 9 June at the Allianz Riviera, Nice then Japan on Friday, 14 June at Roazhon Park, Rennes before completing the group stage against Argentina Wednesday, 19 June at the Parc des Princes, Paris. The full squad is as follows. Goalkeepers Lee Alexander (Glasgow City) Jenna Fife (Hibernian) Shannon Lynn (Vittsjö GIK) Defenders Chloe Arthur (Birmingham City) Jennifer Beattie (Manchester City) Rachel Corsie (Utah Royals) Nicola Docherty (Glasgow City) Sophie Howard (Reading) Hayley Lauder (Glasgow City) Joelle Murray (Hibernian) Kirsty Smith (Manchester Utd) Midfielders Lizzie Arnot (Manchester Utd) Leanne Crichton (Glasgow City) Kim Little (Arsenal) Jo Love (Glasgow City) Christie Murray (Liverpool) Caroline Weir (Manchester City) Forwards Fiona Brown (FC Rosengård) Lana Clelland (Fiorentina) Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Claire Emslie (Manchester City) Lisa Evans (Arsenal) Jane Ross (West Ham United)
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.