Rugby Star Says It Was ‘No Easy Task’ Returning to Field 7 Months After Giving Birth to First Child

Millie and Adam Elliott with their daughter Gigi
Credit: Millie Elliott/Instagram

NEED TO KNOW

• Rugby star Millie Elliott returned to the field just seven months after giving birth to her first child with husband Adam
• She compared returning to her sport after giving birth to "overcoming a significant injury" in a recent interview
• Elliott said her "priorities have to shift" as she juggles being an athlete and becoming a new mom

Rugby player Millie Elliott opened up about returning to the pitch seven months after giving birth to her first child, calling it "no easy task" for her body.

In an interview with ABC Sport Daily released on Tuesday, April 28, the 27-year-old rugby star —who welcomed her daughter Gigi on Oct. 8 with husband Adam Elliott — said returning to sport after giving birth was "like overcoming a significant injury."

"I knew that I had my work cut out for me," Elliott said, calling getting back into rugby shape "definitely no easy task, that's for sure."

Millie Elliott and her daughter Gigi via Instagram
Credit: Millie Elliott/Instagram

Elliott said she's grateful to the people who helped support her through postpartum.

"There's a lot of prehab and exercises and rehab and physios that you have to see, and I'm lucky enough that I've had that support and I've been able to get back to here and I'm feeling really fit and confident," she told ABC Sport.