Eric Evans (Welsh Rugby Union) and rugby coach of Cardiff High School. In 1923 he was one of the founding members of the Welsh Secondary Schools Rugby Union (WSSRU), to which the turn in fortune in Welsh rugby in the 1930s is attributed. He was a director of the Cardiff Arms Park Company and was a freeman of Haverfordwest. In 1948 Evans would replace fellow Neath stalwart, Walter E. Rees, as secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union, after acting as honorary assistant secretary for the previous two years. Evans was a popular choice having been a member of the union for the last twenty one
Rugby union at the Maccabiah Games has also been played in Israel since before the Second World War. Some noted Jewish rugby players include: Notable Jewish players who have competed at the Maccabiah include: Games have been hosted at various venues. In 1993, they were at the Tel Aviv University campus; in 1997, they were at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium (HMS); in 2005 and again in 2009, they were at the HMS and the Wingate Institute. Rugby union at the Maccabiah Games Rugby union has been played in the Maccabiah Games since 1981. The variety played is the 15-a-side version, rather than rugby sevens. The national