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Isla Norman-Bell
Date of birth (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthGillingham
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 -  England
2023 -  Great Britain
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team competition

Isla Norman-Bell (born 21 February 2000) is an English rugby union player.[1]

Career

Born in Gillingham, Kent, England, but brought up from the age of two in New Zealand, Norman-Bell was first called up to train with England sevens in December 2021.[2] Prior to this, Norman-Bell attended the University of Auckland, and in 2019 she was named their sportswoman of the year. She was given a place on the New Zealand Women’s Sevens Development team to tour internationally and later played for the New Zealand Open Women’s Touch team at the World Championships in Malaysia. Norman-Bell was named in the 2019 Vodafone Warriors Women’s team that played in the NRL Touch Premiership, and played on the wing for Auckland Storm in the Farah Palmer Cup.[3][4]

Norman-Bell was selected to play for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[5] She was named in the England squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[6] She was a selected as a member of the GB sevens squad for the 2023 European Games.[7] Great Britain won a gold medal at the event and sealed qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Isla Norman-Bell". Teamengland.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "England Sevens programme update and London Sevens tickets on sale". Twickenhamstadium.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Isla Norman-Bell - The University of Auckland". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Exciting female talent named for Red Bull Ignite7". Allblacks.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ "RFU". Englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com.
  7. ^ "European Games: Rugby sevens stars zero in on Paris 2024 prize". Team GB. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "European Games 2023: 'Huge relief' as GB women's sevens team win gold to land Olympics spot". BBC Sport. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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