There's no question that 2024 was a banner year for Ilona Maher. The 28-year-old Olympic ... Games this summer when she used her famous "stiff arm" technique against a Japanese opponent ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Bristol Bears’ Ilona Maher during the Premiership Women’s Rugby ...

Ilona Maher marked her first Premiership Women’s Rugby start with a try as Bristol boosted their hopes of reaching the play-offs with a gutsy win over regional rivals Exeter Chiefs. Dave Ward ...

Asked if she felt tired after spending over an hour posing for pictures with hundreds of fans, Ilona Maher channels Taylor Swift with her answer. “I do get tired a lot but, as Taylor Swift said ...

A 2024 Olympic bronze medallist with USA, Maher is making her first foray into rugby’s 15-a-side format having signed a three-year contract with the west Country club, situated over 100 miles ...

BRISTOL, England (AP) — 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 on Sunday. But Maher, “ the most followed ...

Bristol Bears' Ilona Maher during the Premiership Women's Rugby match between Bristol Bears and Gloucester Hartpury at Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, Sunday Jan. 5, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP ...

Bristol Bears star Ilona Maher reacts to a play during her team debut. / Dan Mullan/Getty Images Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher made her Bristol Bears debut on Sunday and brought in a record ...

BRISTOL, England — Hardly in need of an introduction, US women’s rugby player Ilona Maher will get one anyway when her new team in England presents the Olympic bronze medalist to fans.

BRISTOL, England (AP) — Ticket sales have broken a record ahead of U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher making her debut for the Bristol Bears women’s team. The Olympic bronze medalist won’t be in ...