Exeter winger Jodie Ounsley will leave the Premier 15s side to join the TV series Gladiators.
The 22-year-old former England sevens player will become ‘Fury’ in the BBC reboot of the series which was popular in the 1990s and due to be aired later this year.
Ounsley, below, who in 2019 became the first deaf player to represent England sevens, is a former British Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion.
“I’m buzzing,” Ounsley said. “Watching Gladiators growing up I was always in awe of their strength and power and now I am one. I hope contenders are ready to feel the Fury.” n England and Wales women will...