Pioneer who broke through all-white barrier
Subject
Biography; Black Lives Matter Movement
Description
Who was the first black England rugby player? Jeremy Guscott? Not even close. Andrew Harriman, the first black captain in England and leader of the 1993 Sevens World Cup champions? No, nor was it Chris Oti, the winger who scored a hat-trick of tries on his Twickenham debut in 1988. The first black England international, Jimmy Peters, debuted in 1906 against Scotland and played in the pivotal stand-off position.
Creator
Iain Fletcher
Source
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/pioneer-who-broke-through-allwhite-barrier-98662.html
Publisher
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