Eric Evans (Welsh Rugby Union) Eric Evans (Welsh Rugby Union) William Eric Evans (27 February 1894 – 21 June 1955) was a Welsh rugby player and the secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union from 1948–1955. Born in Neath in 1894, Evans left Wales to study at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He returned to Neath during his vacations where he played for the Neath Rugby Club. The outbreak of the First World War prevented Evans completing his university education and he was posted at Gallipoli. After the end of hostilities he returned to Cambridge and graduated in 1922. He returned to Wales and became English master
Rugby union at the Maccabiah Games population. However, despite this there have often been six or seven sides competing at the Maccabiah Games. Teams tend to be from the major English speaking nations (with the exception of NZ and Ireland), but teams from France, Chile and Uruguay have also competed. The Israel team is unique in being the only full national side at the Maccabiah, and which can contain non-Jewish Israeli players. Maccabiah rugby started at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, and has been played continually ever since. Rugby is played in many countries with sizable Jewish populations, notably France, the British Commonwealth and the USA. It