Donna Kennedy is now a member of a very select club in world rugby, one that has Australians George Gregan and David Campese, English prop Jason Leonard and French duo Philippe Sella and Fabien Pelous as its only other members.
These six are, for the record, the only players to have won 100 or more caps for their respective countries with Kennedy becoming the first woman to reach the milestone when she led Scotland out against France in the final match of the 2007 Women's Six Nations on 18 March.
"Well first of all it is just an absolute honour to have my name mentioned alongside those legends of rugby, it is just a huge honour," Kennedy enthused when Total Rugby caught up with her a few days after her 100th and final cap for Scotland.
"But it is very special; I'm the first woman that has actually achieved it, so obviously I am very, very proud of that achievement. I have been very lucky over the years; I have remained fairly injury free, I have not had any major injuries."
There was to be no final victory for Kennedy though as France produced an "outstanding" second half performance to overturn a 10-0 halftime deficit and beat Scotland 18-10, but the number 8 still had no regrets about coming out of retirement for the Championship.
Change of heart
Kennedy had initially insisted after the Women's Rugby World Cup last September that she had definitely worn the famous navy jersey for the final time after 95 caps, but she soon realised her decision may have been a little premature.
"I announced my retirement after the World Cup and then I did a bit of coaching to help out with the selection side of the team and that made me realise by standing on the other side of the fence that I wasn't ready to give up," Kennedy explained.
"I totally followed my heart to the fact that I still wanted to play for my country, I went through all the trial processes that you have to do and obviously was selected to play, so it was just a matter of following my heart because you are a long time retired.
"It was a bold call to do it after the World Cup and especially 95 caps, I thought well now it is five caps and it is a massive milestone that no-one else has really achieved and I was still fit enough to get selected for my country.
"All my caps have been starting caps, so that was another achievement for me and I never really wanted to be selected on a bench, so at the time I though well sitting at 95 caps would I gain my other five caps as a starting cap and I thought I would so that was another incentive for me to go for the 100."
Role model
Kennedy though did not just return in the starting line up as she was named captain for a Women's Six Nations campaign that saw Scotland also lose 60-0 to England, 18-6 to Ireland, 10-0 to Wales but beat newcomers Italy 26-6.
"It was a massive honour to be given the captaincy. For any team, whether you are playing for your club team it is a huge responsibility, but to be given it for your country it is a massive role," Kennedy added.
"You are seen as a role model, not only as a player but the other players have to look up to you and you have to lead by example with being the captain and you have got other responsibilities to help, especially with the team we had for the Six Nations.
"We had a lot of the team retire at the World Cup, so there was a lot of inexperience and a lot of younger players coming through and that was certainly a task within itself to motivate the younger players within the team."
A veteran of four Women's Rugby World Cups, Kennedy insists this time it is "definitely the end" of her international career which began against Ireland in 1993, although she will continue to play for Royal High for the rest of the season.
Fully committed
So what does the future hold for the world's most capped female rugby player?
"I have spoken to Jo Hull, who is our backs coach, and she is very keen to keep myself in on the coaching side of things. I will go and start off by probably doing my level one coaching and whether I work from the development squad upwards, I would still like to keep my hand in and do some sort of coaching with the squad," Kennedy admitted.
Kennedy cites Scotland's first and only Grand Slam in 1998 as the highlight of her career, but how would she like to be remembered by her former teammates and opponents in the years to come?
"That is a very, very hard question to answer that one. I think if you ask certain individuals they will give you different answers," concluded the 34-year-old, who could next year be overtaken by Louise Rickard, the Welsh wing with 94 caps to her name.
"I am a very aggressive player and I have always played my rugby with passion and pride and every single time I have pulled on the Scotland jersey I have given absolutely everything for it, so I would like to be remembered as someone who played in that Scotland jersey and gave 110 percent commitment every time I ran out on the pitch."
Kennedy will certainly be missed by Scotland, but her career will remain an inspiration.
