Published today! 'Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader' from @BloomsburySport Join me next Wednesday, 11 June at 7pm at @WiganMuseum for a talk and Q&A about Roy - free tickets here: shorturl.at/gKVFf . #RugbyLeague #BlackHistory
June 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Published today! 'Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader' from @BloomsburySport Join me next Wednesday, 11 June at 7pm at @WiganMuseum for a talk and Q&A about Roy - free tickets here: shorturl.at/gKVFf . #RugbyLeague #BlackHistory
Farewell to Leeds’ great Syd Hynes, a superlative player who was as hard as he was clever. He never flinched, went into every tackle with his eyes wide open. Another graduate of the Roy Francis school of classical rugby education.
December 12, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Farewell to Leeds’ great Syd Hynes, a superlative player who was as hard as he was clever. He never flinched, went into every tackle with his eyes wide open. Another graduate of the Roy Francis school of classical rugby education.
Where Greek art meets working-class culture. Heather Perry's 1931 London Transport poster for the Rugby League Challenge Cup final at Wembley (Halifax beat York 22-8 if you were wondering). One for @workingclassicists.bsky.social ?
November 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Where Greek art meets working-class culture. Heather Perry's 1931 London Transport poster for the Rugby League Challenge Cup final at Wembley (Halifax beat York 22-8 if you were wondering). One for @workingclassicists.bsky.social ?
Since it's that time of the year, this new book from
Liam O’Callaghan is for me the sports' book of 2024. A social, cultural and political history of rugby in Ireland that is superbly researched and written.
Liam O’Callaghan is for me the sports' book of 2024. A social, cultural and political history of rugby in Ireland that is superbly researched and written.
November 25, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Since it's that time of the year, this new book from
Liam O’Callaghan is for me the sports' book of 2024. A social, cultural and political history of rugby in Ireland that is superbly researched and written.
Liam O’Callaghan is for me the sports' book of 2024. A social, cultural and political history of rugby in Ireland that is superbly researched and written.
As a taster for my upcoming biography of the great black Welsh rugby pioneer Roy Francis, here's my new article uncovering the amazing life of his father Lionel, who went from Welsh miner to prominent black politician in America. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/share/BRJQ9B...
March 15, 2024 at 5:49 PM
As a taster for my upcoming biography of the great black Welsh rugby pioneer Roy Francis, here's my new article uncovering the amazing life of his father Lionel, who went from Welsh miner to prominent black politician in America. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/share/BRJQ9B...