Mention of Jewish rugby players last week, in connection with the forming of the Tel Aviv Heat franchise, centred mainly on the strong and enduring tradition in South African rugby – but if you dig a little deeper there have been a number of notables among other nations.
Many also seem to have been singular characters and high achievers in other walks of life.
One of the most interesting is Broughton Park forward Frank Moss, the most athletic member of a large sporting family in Manchester who played three Tests for England in 1885 and 1886 before he emigrated to New York around which lies...