THE FORMER USA EAGLES CAPTAIN AND LEICESTER AND CARDIFF BLUES FULL-BACK

BLAINE SCULLY
MY LIFEIN RUGBY

High spot: Blaine Scully scores for USA against Argentina at RWC2019
PICTURE: Getty Images

My dad and brother played American Football, but my mom kept me away, so I like to joke with her that I went on to make tackles for a living anyway - in rugby.
Initially she was less than thrilled when rugby found me as a freshman at university, but by the end of it, she became my biggest fan.
Finding the game late, I knew I needed to accelerate my learning. So I broke it down in...