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Pete Jenkins Photography Pete Jenkins Photography is a specialist Conference and Event photography provider for marketing, editorial and commercial use, social Media Marketing.

I need the help of my rugby community.I am writing another book, this time in conjunction with the ‘Black Rugby List’, a...
03/08/2026

I need the help of my rugby community.

I am writing another book, this time in conjunction with the ‘Black Rugby List’, and I need help.

I’m trying to identify Black rugby players who competed at top level English Rugby Union clubs from 1908 to 1980 — a group whose contributions are often missing from the sport’s recorded history.

If you know of players, families, club historians, old programmes, or anyone who might have insight from that era, I’d love to connect.

Please share any leads in the comments or drop me a message. Your knowledge could help shine a light on stories that deserve to be remembered.

Pete – [email protected]

So how many of these players do you recognise?
Which pictures were used in the newspapers?
I love my rugby.
Happy days!

Rugby is a wonderful sport. It is so much more than just a game. It makes us happy, and it provides us with lifelong friends. When play on the pitch stops, those friendships endure and remain with us for ever. Photographs are one way of reminding us of our teammates and the friends that we made over the years.

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Photos © Pete Jenkins – Black rugby players from the ‘From the Back of a Motorbike’ archive

26/06/2026

I hope you are able to enjoy the glorious weather we are experiencing at the moment.
On Saturday I was commissioned to cover the 2026 Silk Mill Lockout Procession and Festival in Derby, and I thought you might enjoy seeing a glimpse into the event. I have made a blog post about it https://tinyurl.com/366ddjr5
This weekend it is the 2026 Women Chainmakers’ Festival in Cradley Heath.

An evening with some amazing womenLast month I was invited to attend a special evening of celebration back in one of tho...
05/06/2026

An evening with some amazing women

Last month I was invited to attend a special evening of celebration back in one of those rugby grounds that I spent so much time at back in my Fleet Street photography days. It was an evening to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Great Britain Women’s rugby matches, the first rugby international matches played by Great Britain Women.

You see, I was one of those photographers who covered these very first women’s rugby Internationals. I think it is wonderful that from those early games the powerful England Women’s squad has emerged. Without the ground breaking that these women did forty years ago; we would not have the world champion squad of players that we have today.

The link to my account of the evening (the blog) is in the comments
A cracking game of rugby (especially for the All-Blacks).

So how many of these players do you recognise?
I love my rugby.
Happy days!

Rugby is a wonderful sport. It is so much more than just a game. It makes us happy, and it provides us with lifelong friends. When play on the pitch stops, those friendships endure and remain with us for ever. Photographs are one way of reminding us of our teammates and the friends that we made over the years.

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Photos © 2026 Jenkins – 40th anniversary re-union of the Great Britain v France game 29/04/1986

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11/03/2026

I took a rest from social media yesterday as it was my 65th birthday. In years gone past this might have marked the time for my retirement, and my sudden taking up of bowls, golf or fishing. However, none of this happened, I am not retired, have no desire to play old people's marbles, have no golf bats and don't bother fish. Back to my standard routine

I have been staggered by the number of good wishes, congratulations and general good feeling that has been directed my way. Really unexpected and very well received – thank you all.

I had a great day with my close family, wife Julie and youngest son Lewis. Lewis took us out to the The Soulville Steakhouse in Nottingham. My steak was superb company great of course. In the afternoon we returned to Chateau Dachey-Jenkins and watched the latest Predator film Predator: Badlands. The rest of the day involved the eating of crisps, drinking of b**r, and rum, and a quantity of mead (Thank you Sarah), and the day was enjoyable and mellow. To come is a visit to the Welbeck Brewery to visit their Rum distillery section.

So, thank you again everyone and I will now return to my normal routine. Photography of events and conferences (Pete Jenkins Photography) will resume, editing of rugby photos from my Fleet Street days (From the Back of a Motorbike), working on the sixth of my Rugby Club Players Books (Leicester Tigers), digitising and repair of old photographs (Detail Photography) and other rugby, aero and photographic projects as they present themselves.

My life is truly blessed – thank you

40 years and counting, Life Membership of the National Union of Journalists for Nottingham freelance photographer Pete J...
11/02/2026

40 years and counting, Life Membership of the National Union of Journalists for Nottingham freelance photographer Pete Jenkins

I enjoy my work, always have done, whether it was photographing local activities and sports for West London newspapers, Rugby matches for Fleet Street or Conferences for NGOs and industry.
Last week I was the proud recipient of Life Membership of the National Union of Journalists, presented to me by Nottingham NUJ branch chairperson Benedict Cooper.

I am not an outgoing chap by nature and find it difficult to stand up in public or praise my own achievements. So it was a bit daunting when I was asked to attend the NUJ Nottingham branch meeting last week and make a short speech and receive a certificate marking my Life Membership of the National Union of Journalists.

It seems like yesterday when I chatted to Barry Fairall (then of the Guardian) and other journos at a rugby match about union membership, and it was Barry who kindly proposed me to the London Freelance branch of the union.

Within only a few months I was caught up in the Wapping dispute...

Here I am more than 40 years later. What happened to all those years?

Rugby -Yes.
Conferences – Yes.
Events – Yes.

I also undertake regular commissions from my long-standing Fleet Street clients as well.

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