Carol Isherwood

Carol Isherwood

OBE

Date of birth	(1961-07-27) 27 July 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Rugby union career
International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986 Great Britain 8 1987-1992 England 7

Carol Isherwood OBE (born 27 July 1961) is an English former 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 born in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. She first became involved in rugby in 1981 while studying at Leeds University when she set up a women’s team. Carol graduated from Leeds in History 1982, followed by a PGCE in 1984. ^[2] Isherwood was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to women's rugby. ^{[3] [4]} Isherwood was the first woman appointed to the IRB Rugby Committee in September 2009. ^[5] She was one of the first six women inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in November 2014. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Skysports.com (18 November 2014). "Rugby: Former England duo Gill Burns and Carol Isherwood inducted into IRB Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 19 November 2014.
2. "Carol Isherwood - World Rugby - Hall of Fame".
3. "No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 11.
4. Kate Clements (January 2010). "Isherwood's influence felt around the globe" . Retrieved 19 November 2014.
5. Michael Long (2 September 2009). "IRB names Isherwood the first lady of rugby" . Retrieved 19 November 2014.
6. Englandrugby.com (18 November 2014). "England legends join IRB Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 19 November 2014.
7. World Rugby (18 November 2014). "2014 inductee - Carol Isherwood" . Retrieved 6 January 2015.