In Glendale, the American Raptors are in the middle of an experiment to change the country’s strategy for developing rugby talent.
In Glendale, the American Raptors are in the middle of an experiment that could revolutionize the country’s strategy for developing rugby talent.
“So our thinking is, can we skim the next level of talent? We go to all kinds of the smaller combines, and pro days, and then we flat-out scour every collegiate football program in the U.S. looking for athletes that fit our parameters for size and athleticism.” When Bullock and Raptors general manager Peter Pasque initially started recruiting for the team in 2020, just after the pandemic hit, they started by messaging potential players on social media. One of those recruits was Saginaw Valley State linebacker Devin Still, who had his pro day wiped out by COVID. With that, any chance of signing with an NFL team also went out the door.
Still is one of the Raptors’ success stories over the past two seasons, along with about a dozen players who have signed with Major League Rugby from the club. One player, Michael Bandy, jumped to the Los Angeles Chargers’ practice squad after spending 2021 in Glendale. The U.S. National Team, known as the Eagles, is a combined 2-21 over its last six World Cups. The U.S. has never advanced past the pool stage, and in the last World Cup in Japan in 2019, the Eagles went 0-4 and were pummeled with a minus-104 scoring margin.
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