One of the most significant trends in American football over the past few decades that you might not know about is the growth in numbers of players of Polynesian descent on NFL rosters.
Polynesia is a group of over 1,000 islands in the South Pacific, spanning the region from Hawaii in the north to New Zealand in the south west and Rapa Nui is the south east. Since the turn of the 20th century, Polynesian players have played a dominant role in rugby football codes. In Australia, where I live, there are two profession rugby leagues, as well as state and national teams, sitting atop a club structure which extends down to every local community.