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Date of birth | 21 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Isla Norman-Bell (born 21 February 2000) is an English rugby union player. [1]
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] In June 2024, she was named in the British squad for the Olympic Games. [9]
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Date of birth | 21 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Isla Norman-Bell (born 21 February 2000) is an English rugby union player. [1]
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] In June 2024, she was named in the British squad for the Olympic Games. [9]