Latvian brothers enjoying life at Wharfedale

By EDDIE McATEER

National Two North side Wharfedale is the unlikely home of two brothers playing internationally for Latvia.
Robbie, 28, and Tom Davidson, 33, are two out of four brothers who play for the Eastern European country, with brothers Will, 31, and John, 25, also playing for Latvia.
They qualify to play for Latvia through their grandfather, who moved to England at the end of the Second World War, eventually settling down with the Davidsons’ grandmother.
When the Latvian side of the family discovered that the brothers were playing rugby, they managed to get Tom involved in the co...

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