Isla Norman-Bell
Isla Norman-Bell (born 21 February 2000) is an English rugby union player.[1]
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Date of birth | 21 February 2000 | ||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Gillingham | ||||||||||||
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Born in Gillingham, Kent, England, but brought up from the age of two in New Zealand, Norman-Bell was first called up your 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]
References
- "Isla Norman-Bell". Teamengland.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "England Sevens programme update and London Sevens tickets on sale". Twickenhamstadium.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "Isla Norman-Bell - The University of Auckland". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "Exciting female talent named for Red Bull Ignite7". Allblacks.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "RFU". Englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com.