American football player Polly Drew set to turn pro with Sweden's Stockholm Mean Machines
WORCESTER’S Polly Drew hopes to become the first Great Britain women’s player to turn professional.
The 33-year-old doctor, who was born and bred in the city, plays at centre and helped GB win a European Championships silver medal in August.
The ex-Alice Ottley School pupil has been approached by Swedish team Stockholm Mean Machines and intends to put her career in medicine on hold to realise her dream.
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