Carol Isherwood
| Date of birth | July 27, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Leigh, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Carol Isherwood (born July 27, 1961) is a former English rugby union player and a founding member of the Rugby Football Union for Women. She captained Great Britain against France in 1986. She then captained England in their first game against Wales a year later.[1]
Isherwood was the first woman appointed to the IRB Rugby Committee in September 2009.[2] She was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in November 2014.[3][4] She was awarded an OBE in 2003.[5]
References
- ^ Skysports.com (18 November 2014). "Rugby: Former England duo Gill Burns and Carol Isherwood inducted into IRB Hall of Fame". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Michael Long (2 September 2009). "IRB names Isherwood the first lady of rugby". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Englandrugby.com (18 November 2014). "England legends join IRB Hall of Fame". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ World Rugby (18 November 2014). "2014 inductee - Carol Isherwood". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Kate Clements (January 2010). "Isherwood's influence felt around the globe". Retrieved 19 November 2014.