Scotland crowned 2025 women’s SCA champions

The 2025 Women’s Small Countries Association (SCA) Volleyball Championship concluded on Sunday, June 29, after a thrilling weekend of competition at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. The three-day tournament brought together top teams from across Europe’s small nations, delivering elite-level Volleyball and showcasing the sport's growing talent base.

In a commanding performance, Scotland emerged as champions, defeating all opponents across the round-robin format to secure the gold medal. San Marino took silver, while hosts Ireland delighted the home crowd with a bronze-medal finish.

Scotland kicked off their campaign with a 3-0 victory over Iceland and never looked back. They edged Ireland 3-1 to secure gold. San Marino proved to be a surprise package, narrowly edging Ireland in a decisive match for silver. Ireland saved three match points to win an opening-day thriller with a young Iceland. The tournament featured several standout performances from rising stars across Europe.

Super 7 Team of the Tournament

The “Super 7” recognises the most outstanding players across all positions:

•    Fiona Rigby (Ireland)
•    Emma Waldie (Scotland) 
•    Shona Fraser (Scotland) 
•    Carly Murray (Scotland) 
•    Federica Tura (San Marino) 
•    Alexis Crusey (Scotland)
•    Inga Björg Brynjulfsdóttir (Iceland) 

Final standing 

1.    Scotland 
2.    San Marino 
3.    Ireland 
4.    Iceland 
5.    Northern Ireland