Tracey Mumford

And finally, who's the sweatiest person on the rugby team?

And finally, who's the sweatiest person on the rugby team?

And finally, who's the sweatiest person on the rugby team?

A lot of people who first saw Alona Marr on social media had never watched a rugby match. But the American athlete and TikTok favorite has been giving the sport a bump. It started during the summer's Olympics when Marr shared a lot of videos of giant croissants, but also footage of her on the field helping Team USA take the bronze.

A lot of people who first saw Alona Marr on social media had never watched a rugby match. But the American athlete and TikTok favorite has been giving the sport a bump. It started during the summer's Olympics when Marr shared a lot of videos of giant croissants, but also footage of her on the field helping Team USA take the bronze.

A lot of people who first saw Alona Marr on social media had never watched a rugby match. But the American athlete and TikTok favorite has been giving the sport a bump. It started during the summer's Olympics when Marr shared a lot of videos of giant croissants, but also footage of her on the field helping Team USA take the bronze.

Since then, she's built a massive following, 8 million people and counting, with her mix of the goofy and the confessional, lip syncing to the Kardashians, also talking body positivity. I have cellulite everywhere.

Since then, she's built a massive following, 8 million people and counting, with her mix of the goofy and the confessional, lip syncing to the Kardashians, also talking body positivity. I have cellulite everywhere.

Since then, she's built a massive following, 8 million people and counting, with her mix of the goofy and the confessional, lip syncing to the Kardashians, also talking body positivity. I have cellulite everywhere.

This season, she took her newfound fame to England, playing for the Bristol Bears in the country's top women's rugby league.

This season, she took her newfound fame to England, playing for the Bristol Bears in the country's top women's rugby league.

This season, she took her newfound fame to England, playing for the Bristol Bears in the country's top women's rugby league.

She just wrapped her stint with the Bears this past weekend, and her presence was transformative. Team merchandise sales went through the roof. They had record attendance and even had to temporarily move stadiums from a 2,000-seat venue to one with 27,000 seats. Overall, it was a major boost for a league where many of the players have to work other jobs to support themselves.

She just wrapped her stint with the Bears this past weekend, and her presence was transformative. Team merchandise sales went through the roof. They had record attendance and even had to temporarily move stadiums from a 2,000-seat venue to one with 27,000 seats. Overall, it was a major boost for a league where many of the players have to work other jobs to support themselves.

She just wrapped her stint with the Bears this past weekend, and her presence was transformative. Team merchandise sales went through the roof. They had record attendance and even had to temporarily move stadiums from a 2,000-seat venue to one with 27,000 seats. Overall, it was a major boost for a league where many of the players have to work other jobs to support themselves.

And Marr herself said she hopes the momentum behind the sport will continue to build.

And Marr herself said she hopes the momentum behind the sport will continue to build.

And Marr herself said she hopes the momentum behind the sport will continue to build.

Marr is planning to be back in England this summer, though in an American jersey, for the Women's Rugby World Cup. Those are the headlines. Today on The Daily, the Department of Government Efficiency claims it's cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending so far. A look at how that math does not add up. That's next in the New York Times audio app.

Marr is planning to be back in England this summer, though in an American jersey, for the Women's Rugby World Cup. Those are the headlines. Today on The Daily, the Department of Government Efficiency claims it's cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending so far. A look at how that math does not add up. That's next in the New York Times audio app.