Rugby star thanks sponsors and supporters as she returns after a year out
Exeter Chiefs Women rugby player Nancy McGillivray has thanked her colleagues and sponsors for their support after a dangerous tackle threatened to end her career.
The promising centre – a feature in the England Red Roses squad at the start of 2023 – was forced to undergo double knee surgery after rupturing ligaments in a match last May.
The offending player incurred a ban, while the move known as a ‘crocodile roll’ was outlawed by World Rugby in May this year. Nancy, meanwhile, has undergone 12 months of surgery and bespoke rehabilitation in her mission to get back to full...