Roy Francis : rugby's forgotten Black leader
Collins, Tony, 1961-2025
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In the 1950s and 1960s one man dominated rugby coaching like no other: Roy Francis. He led teams to championships and Wembley finals, revolutionised the art of coaching, and inspired his players to incredible achievements. But even more amazingly for the time, he was a Black man. As the illegitimate child of a mixed-race couple who gave him up for adoption, his story recounts his upbringing in a Black family living in the Welsh coalfields, a childhood shaped by memories of the 1919 Welsh race riots and, foremost, his gift for rugby. Roy Francis tells the story of a family's journey from slavery to sporting success, and of a remarkable man who eclipsed his own playing greatness by revolutionising coaching.
Main title:
Roy Francis : rugby's forgotten Black leader / Tony Collins.
Author:
Collins, Tony, 1961-, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Sport, 2025.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399417952 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.333092
LC class:
GV944.9.C6
Local class:
796.33309
Language:
English
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BRN:
4195717
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