'We must deal with the privilege of pressure' - Orr

Scotland's Emma Orr says dealing with the pressure that now comes with being one of the world’s top women’s rugby sides is a "privilege".

Bryan Easson's side open their WXV2 campaign against Italy in South Africa this weekend, before games against Japan and Australia.

Having won the event last year, the Scots – who are now at a record high world ranking of fifth – are strongly fancied to do the same again this time round.

"We are in a fortunate position now that we are the highest-ranked team coming into this," said Orr

"With that there is obviously pressure ,but we want to have that pressure.

"The top teams in the world are going to have pressure and we know that it's a privilege to have that.

"We are in a really good place going into this and I think we are ready to take the challenge head on.’

"It's a massive 14 months coming up for us. We want to keep building, one step at a time, and continuing to win games and build confidence going into the ultimate thing, the World Cup."