sportsperson

The nerves, excitement and disappointments are all part of being a sportsperson.

Back on home soil, McGregor was named Sportsperson of the Year at the RTÉ Sport Awards.

This would not usually allow her to play in the PWR under the 'international sportsperson route' as she would have needed to play for the USA XVs side in the last 24 months.

The annual ceremony recognises the UK-based sportsperson who has had the year's most notable achievements - chosen by a public vote.

Throughout it all, the 23-year-old has been grappling with the very thing a sportsperson tries to protect: Bell has been going through a painstaking remodelling of her action.