Carol Isherwood OBE (born 27 July 1961) is an English former rugby union player and a founding member of the Rugby Football Union for Women.
She first became involved in rugby in 1981 while studying at Leeds University when she set up a women’s team.
[2] Isherwood was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to women's rugby.
[3][4] Isherwood was the first woman appointed to the IRB Rugby Committee in September 2009.
[5] She was one of the first six women inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in November 2014.