Bristol Bears coach Dave Ward says superstar signing Ilona Maher will be a major asset to Premiership Women’s Rugby and will ‘shock’ people with her skillset.
American Maher, who won an Olympic sevens bronze medal in Paris in the summer, has signed a three-month deal with Bristol beginning in January.
The 28-year-old is a huge social media figure, with 4.5 million Instagram followers and 3.2 million on TikTok.
“She’s going to shock people when she plays 15s,” said Ward. “I think she is going to be devastating. She is someone with the pace of (England wing) Abby Dow, the size of (England lock...