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The Eagles are doing their best to corner the Australian rugby market. Second-team All-Pro left tackle Jordan Mailata has been the crown jewel of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program.
Vanrhynsdorp Eagles and Young Spurs are the two clubs ... and sportsmanship aligns perfectly with the values of Boland Rugby,” said Mr Bennie van Rooi, president of the Boland Rugby Union.
Two years after the 49ers experimented with adding a rugby player to their roster, the Philadelphia Eagles have decided to try the same thing. The team announced Monday that they've signed ...
This was the closest the USA has been to a major rugby nation, and the 20 points were the most the Eagles have scored against the likes of South Africa. "It was a good effort," said Luke Gross ...
Mailata's chops on the rugby field were easy to spot for NFL scouts: Mailata trained at Florida's IMG Academy in 2018 and performed at various pre-draft workouts. The Eagles took a flier on him in ...
He wowed everyone with his singing voice before proving he could transition from rugby to the NFL. "Every day that he came into the building here was a new day for him," Eagles coach Doug Pederson ...
Jordan Mailata, the 20-year-old Australian rugby player drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 7th round of the NFL draft, is 6-foot-8 and weighs 346 pounds. He was first discovered by NFL ...
saw the rugby influence immediately with how the Eagles created a narrow, layered force to penetrate through an opposition that stacks the line of scrimmage with large defenders trying to shoot ...