Thomas Isherwood (rugby union)

Thomas Isherwood

Full name	Thomas Isherwood
Date of birth	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Skelmanthorpe, England
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
School	Foothills Composite High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Westshore RFC Youth career 2011-2018 Foothills Lions RFC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2019 Morley RFC 14 (0) 2019–2020 Pacific Pride () 2019- Westshore RFC () 2024-2025 Halifax Vandals 2 (14) 2025 Monaco Rugby Sevens () Correct as of 15 December 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 Canada under-20 5 (14) Correct as of 15 December 2024 National sevens teams Years Team Comps 2018–2019 Canada under-18 2019–2020 Canada under-20 2021– Canada 37 Correct as of 15 December 2024
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing   Canada Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team

Thomas Isherwood (born 23 August 2000) is an English-born Canadian rugby union player who plays for the Canada 7s team as well as Foothills Lions RFC. ^{[1] [2]}

Born in England, Isherwood moved over to Okotoks, Canada in 2011 joining local side Foothills Lions RFC. After graduating high school, he spent a season at Morley R.F.C. in England before returning to Canada to join Pacific Pride. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He featured in the Canada under-20s side for the 2019 World Rugby under-20 Trophy in Brazil, ^[6] as well as in a test series against Portugal. ^[7]

Isherwood made his sevens debut in 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series as a late call up to the Canada national team in Edmonton. He’s now gone on to play 35+ tournaments for Canada, including 28 on the HSBC world sevens series, Rugby 7s World Cup and a Pan American games. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Thomas Isherwood". World Rugby . Retrieved 23 July 2023.
2. "Thomas Isherwood". Rugby Canada. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
3. "Thomas Isherwood continues his progress". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
4. "Rowland & Vikilani Named to National Development Academy Roster". Toronto Arrows. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
5. Rugby News, Americas (15 October 2020). "Rugby Canada unveils 2020-21 Development Group". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
6. "Thomas ISHERWOOD - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
7. "Canada U-20 rugby team defeats Portugal 48-20, avenges earlier loss". MooseJawToday.com. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
8. "Former Foothills Lion rugby player playing for Canada in Dubai". HighRiverOnline. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
9. "Hat-trick highlights Okotokian's senior men's debut". Western Wheel. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.