Hardly in need of an introduction, U.S. women's rugby player Ilona Maher will get one anyway when her new team in England presents the Olympic bronze medalist to fans.

Ilona Maher, the world’s most-followed rugby player on social media, has joined Premiership Women’s Rugby club Bristol Bears on a three-month contract. Maher, 28, travelled to Bristol to complete her move this week and will be registered to play for her new club from January over the remaining three months of the season.

Ilona Maher is returning to the sport that made her famous. Maher, 28, announced on Monday, December 2, that she’s joined the Bristol Bears, a top-tier women’s rugby club in Bristol, England. The previous week,