Roy Francis: Wales’ black leader in a white world
BBC Radio Wales has paid tribute to a man who was a trailblazer not only for Rugby League, but for British sport. Roy Francis was born in Cardiff before signing professional with Wigan as a 17-year-old in 1936, the start of a journey which would see him become Great Britain’s first black player in 1947, …
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