Olympian and Dancing with the Stars contestant Ilona Maher moved to England to join the Bristol Bears but her home debut ended with an injury.

The USA Eagles player is also not worried about a potential U.S. ban on TikTok, a platform she has amassed over three million followers on.

Rugby union needs culture shift to create stars and grow the game - The American has a social media following of over eight million people.

Ilona Maher’s impact on women’s rugby in England had been significant even before she had stepped on a rugby pitch in the country. On Sunday came the American’s time to make a telling contribution on the field of play as she scored a sensational 70-yard try in her first start for her new team.

U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher has celebrated her first start for the Bristol Bears by powering over for a try in a 41-31 victory at the Exeter Chiefs.

U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher is set to make her first start for the Bristol Bears on January 12 at the Exeter Chiefs.

Social media sensation Ilona Maher has said rugby union needs to undergo ... has more than eight million followers across Instagram and TikTok, making her the world's most followed rugby player.

She has been England’s Miss Consistency for the past few seasons but Zoe Aldcroft faces the biggest mission of her career later this year – to lead the Red Roses to World Cup glory on home soil.

The viral rugby star has eight million followers across Instagram and TikTok, making her the most followed rugby union player globally. In conversation with Epigram, she spoke about her move to the local team.

An hour later, Maher shared a video of herself holding the same bag of ice, now melted, to her face as she lip-synced to audio from her DWTS run when, after judge Carrie Ann Inaba asked if she was OK, she responded, “been better, Carrie Ann.”

The cast is seen full of energy while meeting, dancing and laughing with patients in a video the hospital posted to social media Friday.

How to watch Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers online as US star Ilona Maher features in Premiership Women's Rugby on January 18.