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]
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Career
editInwood 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.[1] 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.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Dawson, Mark (26 May 2012). "Women's rugby icon set to return". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (29 October 2021). "The trailblazing Black Ferns who were asked to pay to play at the first Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Rugby: International recognition for Inwood". Otago Daily Times Online News. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rugby: NZ female ref at Twickenham". NZ Herald. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2022.