Wiley Brown, Desmond Haynes, Herbert Law and Chris Skinner (left to right) check out the view inside the Coliseum, site of a rugby combine to evaluate skills on Jan. 12. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Participants run through position drills during a rugby combine to evaluate skills on Jan. 12 at the Coliseum. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Ollie Ogbu runs the 40-yard dash during a rugby combine at the Coliseum. The National Rugby Football Leagues (NRFL) is recruiting American football players for the new league that will have from six to 12 teams starting in the summer of 2016. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Greg Brown, background, gets measured for his vertical jumping ability during a rugby combine on Jan. 12. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Wiley Brown grimaces while bench pressing 225 pounds during a rugby combineat the Coliseum on Jan. 12. Brown was able to do 24 repetitions at that weight. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Lee Banks, left, passes the ball to a teammate while participating in a rugby combine on Jan. 12. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
