GRR: Men Senior Rugby
Ray Nelson was a points machine and a dynamic fullback for the USA.
Capped 25 by the USA at a time when the Eagles didn't play a lot every year, Nelson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and he played his first rugby games there. He was talented and went on to play for Scotland at age-grade levels and was also skilled in 7s.
Former Life University center Connor Mooneyham was all smiles when he was drafted #1 overall in the first Major League Rugby Draft, but when his team, the Dallas Jackals, decided not to compete this 2021 season, he was left adrift—until now.
One of the most respected and feared rugby players in American history, Vaea Anitoni remains one of the greatest Eagles ever, and that won't change.
Our series of All-Time Americans continues with a player who, it seems, needs to prove himself every time there's a new national team cycle.
Mike Te'o is something of a unique player, and as such sometimes difficult to categorize—and you know how coaches like to categorize.
Oloseti Fifita played for the USA for only four years, but it wasn't really his fault that he wasn't capped until he was 31.