Hayden Smith, formerly of the Denver Barbarians, USA rugby team, and Saracens, is now officially a New York Jet as the lock converted to a tight end was activated for this weekend.
Smith had been on the Jets practice squad, but was added to the team's 53-man active roster.
Word is that a movie script is being shopped around Hollywood that chronicles the Perry Street Pride (formerly Hyde Rugby) team from the DC area.
Perry Street Prep School is a charter school located in Ward 5 in DC, and is a primarily African-American school. The program has been run by rugby coach and ska musician Tal Bayer, who started the program and got one of his players, PJ Komongnan onto the USA 7s team.
Lou DiGiaimo is one of the producers and says the story of the team is inspiring.
Eagle and former Saracens star Hayden Smith was released by the New York Jets and added to the practice squad, indicating the Jets see enough in him to invest time and money on the convert. London's Evening Standard caught up with Smith. Follow this link to read the full story.
The United States Olympic Swimming Team made a splash earlier this summer with a homemade music video for the hit song "Call Me Maybe".
Rugby teams, from Southern California to France, are following suit. Below is a video of an amateur French team's rendition that is catching fire on the internet, and below that is a version put together by the Temecula Mountain Lions, a DIII team out of SoCal.
Hayden Smith, formerly of the Denver Barbarians, USA rugby team, and Saracens, is now officially a New York Jet as the lock converted to a tight end was activated for this weekend.
USA 7s players Zack Test and Colin Hawley are featured in a new TV ad spot for the USA 7s, to be held February 8-10 2013 in Las Vegas.
Word is that a movie script is being shopped around Hollywood that chronicles the Perry Street Pride (formerly Hyde Rugby) team from the DC area.
The United States Olympic Swimming Team made a splash earlier this summer with a homemade music video for the hit song "Call Me Maybe".
