Rugby Crossover Athletes Utahs Highland Rugby, winner of 19 national high school rugby cham- pionships has five former players currently in the NFL: –Haloti Ngata (Eagles) –Stewart Bradley (Eagles) –Marcus Mailei (Eagles) –Naufahu Tahi (Vikings) –Fui Vakapuna (Bengals) How Rugby Makes Better Football Players –Published by Gridiron Coach – Full document included at right There have literally been hundreds of football players who also played rugby as a second sport at Cal and understandably, some have gone on to the NFL… Source: Jack Clark, Head Coach, University of Cal.