Much of the talk in the lead-up to this game had been centred on Jones’s opposite number Ilona Maher, rugby’s most-followed player on social media. Yet the American was largely anonymous after a couple of big carries early on while Jones was involved in so much of what was good about England.

The rugby star and Olympic bronze medalist recently revealed to BBC Sport that she’s “been approached before by the WWE ,” adding that if she joined the wrestling entertainment company, her ring name would be “Maher-vellous.”

Daytime TV has gone through many changes — including heartbreaking cancellations and surprising casting swaps — ahead of the fall season. One major shakeup took place at ABC, when DeMarco Morgan and Eva Pilgrim both left GMA3. Pilgrim then moved to Inside Edition, which came after ABC News grouped its overnight programming and GMA3 with

USA rugby star Ilona Maher takes on ESPN's "You Have To Answer."

Olympic Medalist Ilona Maher, 29, Stuns in Slinky Black Dress: ‘I Just Keep Getting Hotter’ originally appeared on Parade. Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher —best known for her breakout role in the Paris 2024 Games and her stunning Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover—is celebrating her 29th birthday with confidence, gratitude, and body positivity.

If you are among Ilona Maher’s 5.2 million Instagram followers, you will probably have noticed an English voice featuring in several of her videos over the past few months. That voice belongs to Georgie Perris-Redding,

Watch as USA star Ilona Maher reflects on her sides defeat to England in the opening game of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.