Isla Norman-Bell Explained

Birth Date:21 February 2000
Repyears1:2022 -
Repsevensyears2:2023 -
Birth Place:Gillingham
Height Cm:160
Weight Kg:57

Isla Norman-Bell (born 21 February 2000) is an English rugby union player.[1]

Career

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] The team finished seventh.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isla Norman-Bell. Teamengland.org. 29 July 2022.
  2. Web site: England Sevens programme update and London Sevens tickets on sale. Twickenhamstadium.com. 13 December 2021 . 29 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Isla Norman-Bell - The University of Auckland. Auckland.ac.nz. 29 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Exciting female talent named for Red Bull Ignite7. Allblacks.com. 3 November 2020 . 29 July 2022.
  5. Web site: RFU. Englandrugby.com. 29 July 2022.
  6. Web site: ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED. Englandrugby.com.
  7. Web site: European Games: Rugby sevens stars zero in on Paris 2024 prize. Team GB. 7 June 2023. 28 June 2023.
  8. Web site: European Games 2023: 'Huge relief' as GB women's sevens team win gold to land Olympics spot. BBC Sport. 27 June 2023. 28 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Welsh speedster Jasmine Joyce makes history with Team GB Paris Olympics call-up. ITV.com. 19 June 2024. 19 June 2024. Matt. Southcombe.
  10. Web site: Around the Games: Day Four of Paris 2024. Team GB. 31 July 2024.