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]
| Full name | Thomas Isherwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Isherwood". World Rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Thomas Isherwood". Rugby Canada. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Thomas Isherwood continues his progress". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Rowland & Vikilani Named to National Development Academy Roster". Toronto Arrows. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Rugby News, Americas (2020-10-15). "Rugby Canada unveils 2020-21 Development Group". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Thomas ISHERWOOD - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Canada U-20 rugby team defeats Portugal 48-20, avenges earlier loss". MooseJawToday.com. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Former Foothills Lion rugby player playing for Canada in Dubai". HighRiverOnline. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Hat-trick highlights Okotokian's senior men's debut". Western Wheel. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2023-07-23.