Plymouth Albion launch fund-raising appeal for statue to honour club great Jimmy Peters
Worcester Warriors have been liquidated and their employees are out of work. Nick Easter and his family moved from Newcastle to Worcestershire to live there. Plymouth Argyle honoured Jack Leslie with a statue unveiled outside their ground last week. Now Plymouth Albion have launched a fund-raising appeal to build a memorial to their own past player Jimmy Peters. Jimmy was the first black man to play rugby for England. He died in 1906. It was 72 years before Viv Anderson played for the England team. Jack was denied a place in the team due to his skin colour. Viv was first player to be selected for an England national team in 1978.
