Isabel Rowe
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| Born | 2 November 2006 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Isabel Rowe (born 2 November 2006) is English rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Wigan Warriors in the Women's Super League and England at international level. She was Women's Super League Young Player of the Year, for the 2025 season.[2]
Club career
Rowe was a member of the Rugby Football League's diploma in sporting excellence (DiSE) programme in 2023.[3]
2024
Rowe made her debut for the Wigan Warriors in the first round of the Women's Challenge Cup, scoring two tries in a 68–0 win over Salford Red Devils at the Salford Stadium.[4]
Rowe played a total of 15 times in the 2024 Women's Super League season, scoring eight tries and kicking 39 goals. She also appeared five times in the 2024 Women's Challenge Cup, scoring four times and kicking two goals, with Wigan knocked out in the semi-finals 20–34 to Leeds Rhinos.[5]
2025
In round 2 of the 2025 season, Rowe became a joint Women's Super League record holder when she kicked 15 goals in a 106–6 win over Barrow Raiders, tying with former Wigan player Emma Knowles, who achieved the feat in the 2024 season.[6]
In round 12, Rowe scored her first hatrick for Wigan in a 0–92 win over Barrow Raiders.[7]
Rowe finished the league season having scored five tries and kicking 95 goals, which set the records for most points in a Women's Super League season, as well as the most goals scored by a player in a season.[8] She was part of the Wigan Warriors side that completed the treble in the 2025 season, winning the League Leader's Shield, Super League, and the Women's Challenge Cup. The team also won the RFL Women's Nines.[9]
At the end of the 2025 season, Rowe was awarded Women's Super League Young Player of the Year, beating Wigan teammate Jenna Foubister and Leeds Rhinos' Ruby Bruce. Rowe was also nominated for Woman of Steel, but lost out to teammate Eva Hunter.[10]
International career
On 29 June 2024, Rowe made her first senior appearance for England against France, kicking five goals in a 42–0 win at the Stade Ernest-Wallon.[11]
On 9 August 2025, Rowe scored her first try for England in a 62–0 win over Wales at the Gnoll Stadium.[12]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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| Wigan Warriors | 2024 | Super League | 20 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 132 |
| 2025 | Super League | 17 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 232 | |
| Total | 37 | 20 | 142 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 20 | 142 | 0 | 364 | ||
Honours
Wigan Warriors
- Super League
- Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 2025
- RFL Women's Nines
Individual
- Women's Super League Young Player of the Year: 2025
References
- ^ "Player Summary: Isabel Rowe". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club.
- ^ "Isabel Rowe named Women's Young Player of the Year". Wigan Warriors. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Isabel Rowe". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ McAllister, Josh (18 March 2024). "Wigan Warriors round-up: Women's huge Challenge Cup victory and how loan players got on". Wigan Today. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Women fall short in semi-final". Wigan Warriors. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Warriors score Century against Barrow Raiders". Wigan Warriors. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Warriors beat Barrow to nil". Wigan Warriors. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Women's Super League Records". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (5 October 2025). "Wigan Warriors Women complete historic quadruple after Grand Final triumph in front of record crowd". Wigan Today. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Eva Hunter Wins Woman of Steel". Wigan Warriors. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Cartwright, Phil (29 June 2024). "England score eight tries in 42–0 win over France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Rowe leads rout as England thrash Wales with 11 tries". BBC Sport. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.