U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher made her debut for the Bristol Bears women’s team in front of a record home crowd of 9,240 fans ...

U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher made her debut for the Bristol Bears women’s team in front of a record home crowd of 9,240 fans ...

Ticket sales have broken a record ahead of U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher making her debut for the Bristol Bears women's team.

US rugby sevens star and social media sensation Ilona Maher made her eagerly anticipated debut for Bristol in the English women's Premiership on Sunday but could not prevent defeat for her new side.

Providing an update in midweek, Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam said: “Gabs Ibitoye will probably be out for four, five, maybe six weeks with his leg. It is not far off [too serious] but we ...

The American’s move to Bristol on a three-month deal is a significant acquisition for Premiership Women’s Rugby, with Maher having more than eight million followers across social media platforms.

“For us to put 50 on Leicester at Welford Road, you know, it’s huge,” said Bristol’s director of rugby Pat Lam. “The intention was to try and run them off their feet in the first half an ...