Ilona Maher

Ilona Delsing Rosa Maher (born August 12, 1996) is an American professional rugby union player. She is inactive as of July 2026, but has expressed interest in returning to the rugby sevens format in the coming 2026–2027 season. She is also active as an online personality and is known for her body positivity advocacy. Maher took up rugby at age 17, and went on to win three National Intercollegiate Rugby Association championships as a college player at Quinnipiac University. After debuting in 2018, she represented the US national rugby sevens team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won bronze. In December 2024, she signed for three months to play with the Bristol Bears in the UK's Premiership Women's Rugby league. She began playing for them in January 2025.

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