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Thousands of fans line the streets in May 1956 as Roy Francis's Hull FC parade the Championship Trophy down Hessle Road, the historic heart of the fish docks. Discover more about #RugbyLeague communities in my new bio, out on 5 June: bit.ly/3SjJsn9 #BlackHistory

Roy Francis lines up for Warrington Wolves in the 1949 #RugbyLeague Championship Final versus Huddersfield Giants 🐮🔔 He scored a try in Wire's narrow 13-12 loss, the first of many one point margins in finals he would experience. Discover more in my new bio, out 5 June: bit.ly/3SjJsn9

The Lord Mayor of Hull, Harry Kneeshaw, wears a natty Hull FC supporters' hat to complement his mayoral chains of office as Roy Francis shows the #RugbyLeague Championship Trophy in May 1956. My new bio of Roy Francis is out 5 June: bit.ly/3SjJsn9 #BlackHistory

OTD: 28 May 1974, Leeds Rhinos announce that the original master coach, Roy Francis, is returning to Headingley. Discover more about the amazing career of rugby's forgotten black leader in my new biography, coming out on 5 June bit.ly/3SjJsn9 #RugbyLeague #BlackHistory

A black leader in a white world. Hull FC coach Roy Francis leads his team to the 1956 #RugbyLeague Championship Final. Roy was probably the only black person in 1950s Britain in charge of white people. My bio of Roy is out next week: bit.ly/3SjJsn9 #BlackHistory

George Bennett became the first black #RugbyLeague international when he played for Wales in 1935, the first of 4 black internationals in the 1930s. But he never played for Great Britain. Discover why in my new Roy Francis bio, out on 5 June bit.ly/3SjJsn9 #BlackHistory

'He was like a father to me'. Roy helps out Johnny Whiteley during Hull FC's 1959 #RugbyLeague Challenge Cup Final at Wembley. Johnny was not the only player to feel like this about Roy, as you can read in in my bio of Roy, out 5 June bit.ly/3SjJsn9 #BlackHistory

What links the great 1930s jazz band leader Snakehips Johnson, Afro-American politician Marcus Garvey, and black miners in South Wales? Find out in my new biography of Roy Francis, published on Thursday.

Why wasn't Roy Francis selected for the 1946 Lions' tour down under? Unravel the complex truth in my new book 'Roy Francis: Rugby's Forgotten Black Leader', out on Thursday.

Published today! 'Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader' from Bloomsbury Sport Join me next Wednesday, 11 June, at 7pm at Wigan Museum for a talk and Q&A about Roy - free tickets here: shorturl.at/gKVFf . #RugbyLeague #BlackHistory

If you're in or around Wigan, on Wed 11 June at 7pm I’ll be at Wigan Museum talking about #RugbyLeague pioneer Roy Francis to celebrate the publication of my new biography, 'Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader'. Free tickets here: shorturl.at/gKVFf

If you're heading to Wembley for the #RugbyLeague Challenge Cup final, pick up a copy of the match-day programme for an article on Roy Francis and a code for 25% discount off my new book 'Roy Francis: Rugby's Forgotten Black Leader'. Also available from curtis-sport.com/all-programmes…

Wiganers, Leythers, Aspullians! Join me on Wed 11 June at 7pm at Wigan Museum for the launch of my new book, Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader. #RugbyLeague Free tickets here: shorturl.at/gKVFf

Come to Wigan Museum at 7pm this Wednesday (11 June) for a talk and Q&A to celebrate the publication of my new book, 'Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader'. Free tickets here: shorturl.at/gKVFf . #RugbyLeague

Tomorrow! I’ll be at Wigan Museum at 7pm talking about #RugbyLeague pioneer Roy Francis and my new biography, 'Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader'. Free tickets here: shorturl.at/gKVFf

As #BillyBoston puts #RugbyLeague in the national headlines, discover more about the long history of black players who preceded him in my new book 'Roy Francis: Rugby's Forgotten Black Leader' - as recommended by Jamie Jones-Buchanan!

Billy Boston is a Wigan legend but in the late 1950s Hull FC tried to get him to join their club. (free read) patreon.com/posts/13113542…

Fabulous insight on the career of Sir Billy Boston in Tony Collins's brilliant new book: (free read) patreon.com/posts/131135427

If you like audiobooks or even prefer them to printed books, the audiobook version of 'Roy Francis: Rugby's Forgotten Black Leader' is published today - available on all audiobook platforms!

Tony Collins has written a new book about the remarkable life of Roy Francis, one of the greatest rugby league coaches. totalrl.com/book-review-ro…