Ilona Maher (born August 12, 1996) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the United States against Japan in 2018 in Paris, France.[1]
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Born | August 12, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
Education | Burlington High School | ||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Quinnipiac University | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Maher began playing rugby while attending Quinnipiac University; prior to college, she also played field hockey, basketball, and soccer.[2][3]
In 2021 Maher played rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. While attending the Olympics, she released several videos on TikTok that went viral.[4] She was selected again to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6]
Maher attended Burlington High School. In 2018, she graduated with a degree in Nursing from the Quinnipiac University.[7]