American star Ilona Maher bid a tearful farewell to English rugby as she played her final game with Bristol Bears Women.

Ilona Maher scored one of Bristol Bears' four tries in their 36-20 defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury in the Women's Premiership semifinal on Sunday.

Ilona Maher just shared a tearful farewell to the Bristol Bears rugby team. “That was my last game in the PWR (Premiership Women’s Rugby),” the American athlete, 28, said in

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Hartpurys El Perry, Sarah Beckett, Emma Sing, Zoe Aldcroft and Hannah Jones each score tries in victory over Bristol Bears at Queensholm; Lark Atkin-Davies, Ilona Maher and Millie David scored in defe

Ilona Maher’s time in the PWR has come to an abrupt end, as Gloucester-Hartpury dispatched Bristol Bears 36-20 in the semi-finals of the season.

Check on the team news for this weekend's Premiership Women's Rugby semi-finals as USA star Ilona Maher starts for Bristol Bears on Sunday.

Ilona Maher is one game away from the Premiership Women’s Rugby Final. The American superstar and her Bristol Bears team face Gloucester-Hartpury in an unmissable semi-final clash at Queensholm on Sunday.

United States rugby star Ilona Maher has not ruled out returning to play in England in the future, with her stint at Bristol Bears having come to an end.