Ilona Maher sends four-word message as she shares selfie after nose injury

Ilona Maher certainly doesn't feel affected by the injury to her nose at all. The Olympic bronze medalist recently sent a sweet message to her followers on Instagram with a selfie just days after being injured during the Premiership game against Leicester Tigers.

Maher uploaded a selfie a few days after the game against the Tigers on her Instagram story. She captioned the story as:

"Pretty girl is ready"

Screengrab of Ilona Maher's Instagram story [Image Source : Ilona Maher's Instagram]

When Maher was injured after the high-profile clash against Leicester Tigers at the Premiership Women's Rugby League, she immediately took to Instagram to calm her followers. She shared a photo of her bruised look after the match with the following caption:

"All good, everyone. Just a lil knock. #rugby"

In another post on Instagram, Maher mentioned in the video caption:

"When people keep asking me if I'm okay but I just broke my nose."

Ilona Maher had signed up for a three-month contract with the Bristol Bears for the Premiership Women's Rugby League. The 28-year-old rugby player made her debut as a substitute in the game against the Gloucester-Hartpury team. The Bears will now face Trailfinders Women in their next match on January 25.

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Ilona Maher on rugby's evolution to attract broader audience

Ilona Maher opens up on rugby's evolution [Image Source: Getty]

Ilona Maher has been vocal about the need to promote the sport of rugby to a wider audience. The Olympic bronze medalist recently opened up on her thoughts about the same in a press conference with Wales Online.

“I think is that there's something special happening not just in England but around the world when it comes to women's sports and women's rugby. And my message is I kind of said it before but like if I'm what gets you to experience rugby a little bit great, but I really hope you understand how cool of a sport it is,” she said [0:06 onwards].

Maher added:

“And all these amazing players that there are, my message is I think that you know we're always trying to get more people to play rugby; that's our big thing but I think we also have to change it to get just more fans out. I don't care if you've never played rugby in your life; I don't care if you don't know the rules; come out to a game and start to learn a new sport, like get a new hobby of coming out to rugby games."

Ilona Maher contributed to USA's historic victory against the Australian team at women's rugby seven event in the Paris Olympics 2024. Their bronze medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for the USA in the history of the event.