2 days ago · Jordan Mailata became the first Australian to play for a winning team in the Super Bowl. Mailata helped the Philadelphia Eagles thrash the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. The former rugby league players ...

Jordan Mailata grew up playing rugby league for the Bankstown Bulls, and was selected for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' Under 18s team in 2015. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are a professional rugby league side founded in 1934, and participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) in Australia. [3] In 2014, Mailata fainted during a pre-season training session, one week before the Bulldog ...

1 day ago · SYDNEY (AP) — Jordan Mailata was playing rugby league in Australia before he took the huge career gamble that has now earned him a Super Bowl ring.. He became the first player from Australia to start in and win the championship game when he helped the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday to secure the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.

2 days ago · Jordan Mailata is the first Australian to play in a Super Bowl victory. ( AP: Doug Benc ) A junior rugby league star who may have made it to first grade, Mailata chose to pursue a dream of playing ...

1 day ago · Eagles greeted by fans at NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia following Super Bowl win 26:39. Jordan Mailata was playing rugby league in Australia before he took the huge career gamble that has now ...

2 days ago · Jordan Mailata celebrates historic win After playing a starring role in the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory Mailata celebrated with his teammates draped in an Australia/Samoa flag.

3 days ago · Mailata is one of Australia's highest paid athletes. This isn't Mailata's first Super Bowl experience. Two years ago he helped the Eagles reach the Super Bowl, though the team lost 38-35 to the ...

5 days ago · Ten years ago, Jordan Mailata watched the Super Bowl for the first time. The then-17-year-old only cared about one thing: The halftime show.

2 days ago · Jordan Mailata has made history, becoming the first Australian to play in and win an NFL Super Bowl. Mailata, an offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, was part of the team's dominant win ...

6 days ago · Exercise scientist Dr Justin Keogh breaks down how Australian Jordan Mailata reached the pinnacle of American football, ... His transition from a monster-sized rugby league player in Australia to a more regular-sized offensive tackle in the NFL was initially facilitated through the NFL International Player Pathway (IPP) program.