Ilona Maher's highly anticipated debut for Bristol Bears drew a record crowd but couldn't prevent a loss to defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury.
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. Maher, who helped lead the U.S. to the bronze medal in rugby sevens at the Paris Games, has signed a three-month contract with Bristol in southwestern England. She came on as a substitute in the 61st minute at Ashton Gate with Bristol trailing 28-10.
Maher made her presence felt in a couple of rucks and looked for work off the wing but could make little impact to the overall picture in her 20 minutes on the field. The previous attendance record for a Bristol women’s home match was 4,101 against Harlequins in May 2022. Such was the anticipation surrounding Maher's debut that Bristol relocated the match from a smaller venue to Ashton Gate to satisfy demand for seats. Bristol also said the attendance was a record for a stand-alone game in the Premiership
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