Rugby player articles
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'Crazy': Travis Clayton, former rugby player, selected in NFL draft – video
The 6ft7in athlete, who played in the eighth tier of English rugby for hometown club Basingstoke, has been picked by Buffalo Bills from the NFL’s international player pathway programme as an offensive lineman. Clayton was selected with the 221st overall pick in the seventh round despite having never played a game in the sport but recorded his 40-yard dash in 4.79sec during the draft combine, which the Bills said was faster than all offensive lineman have recorded over the past 10 years. 'It’s...
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Rugby Player/Boxer With No Football Experience Drafted By NFL Team Because He's An Athletic Freak
The Buffalo Bills made a notable pick in the later round of the NFL draft. In the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft, the Bills selected Travis Clayton, an English rugby player who also dabbled in boxing and participated in the NFL’s International Player Pathway program, which scouts athletes from other countries that have […]
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England rugby player Billy Vunipola arrested and fined after nightclub incident on Spain island
England rugby international Billy Vunipola was arrested and fined after an incident at a nightclub in the Spanish island of Mallorca in which police officers reportedly used a Taser to subdue him. English club Saracens released a statement on behalf of the 31-year-old Vunipola on X, formerly Twitter, in which