This is the story of Wally McArthur, the first Aboriginal rugby league player to play for an English club. Born a son of Australia’s Stolen Generation, Wally blazed a trail for Aboriginal players when he signed for Rochdale Hornets in 1953 and went on to prove that true greatness is about much more than what happens on the pitch.
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