Inverness Caley Thistle drawn at home to Rangers in third round of Women's Scottish Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle's women will welcome one of the giants of Scottish football to the Highland capital for the next round of the Scottish Women's Cup after being drawn against Rangers.

The SWPL outfit brought an end to the dominance of Scottish women's football by Glasgow City in 2022 by winning their first ever top flight title, and are one of just two full-time professional sides in the Scottish game.

Rangers also top the current SWPL table as the only unbeaten side in the division after 12 games, meaning right now they can legitimately claim to be the best women's football team in the country.

Their current squad features a number of Scotland internationals, including club captain Nicola Docherty, Lizzie Arnot and Jane Ross.

The cup tie will also see a return to the Highlands for Rachel McLauchlan, originally from Avoch, who started her senior football journey at Caley Thistle when they were known as Inverness City.

Third round matches will take place on the weekend of January 7.

Caley Thistle manager Karen Mason said: "Draws don't get much bigger than that! Rangers are currently the best team in Scotland.

"We will just have to give it a good shot and enjoy the occasion."

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