Jimmy Peters (rugby)

Jimmy Peters
Personal information
Full nameJames Peters
Born(1879-08-07)7 August 1879
Salford, Lancashire
Died26 March 1954(1954-03-26) (aged 74)
Plymouth, Devon
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Dings Crusaders
Knowle RFC
Bristol Rugby Club
1902–12 Plymouth RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1900–03 Somerset county side
1903–09 Devon county side
1906–08 England 4 1 0 0
Rugby league
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912–13 Plymouth RFC
1913–14 Barrow RLFC
1914–15 St Helens 2 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0

James Peters[1] (7 August 1879 – 26 March 1954) was an English rugby union player and, later, a rugby league footballer. He is notable as the first black man to play rugby union for England,[2] and the only black England player until 1988.[3]

  1. ^ Collins, Tony (2009). 1895 & all that…: Inside rugby league's hidden history. p. 129. ISBN 978-0956007599.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Peters: England's first black rugby union international". BBC Sport. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ Bull, Andy (26 December 2018). "Jimmy Peters: race pioneer of English rugby who emerged from the circus". theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.