| Repcaps1: | 10 |
| Repyears1: | 1989–1991 |
| Province1: | Canterbury |
| Ru Position: | Hooker |
| Height: | 1.57 m |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1970 |
Nicola Inwood (born 24 January 1970) is a rugby union referee and former player. She made her debut for New Zealand in 1989.[1] She competed at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.[2]
Inwood began her refereeing career in 1999, her first international match as a referee was between the United States and the Netherlands at the 2002 World Cup. She also refereed at the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.[3]
In 2007, she made history as the first woman to officiate a Six Nations women's match and the first woman to referee at Twickenham. The match was the curtain-raiser to the men's Six Nations, and was between the same nations, England and Italy.[4]
Inwood has also refereed women's sevens matches in Hong Kong and Wellington. She was selected to the International Rugby Board's first women's referee panel in 2011.