U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher is set to make her first start for the Bristol Bears on Sunday at the Exeter Chiefs.

Ilona Maher will make first Bristol Bears start vs Exeter on Sunday in Premiership Womens Rugby; Last week she came off the bench vs Gloucester-Hartpury in front of record crowd of 9,240; Maher is the most followed rugby player in the world on social media,

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 rugby player on the planet,” could not prevent Bristol from losing 40-17 to defending champion Gloucester-Hartpury in a Premiership Women’s Rugby match.