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Rugby league star Sir Billy Boston’s knighthood ‘a little bit late’, says son - The 90-year-old was knighted by the King in a ...
At the age of ninety, he is rugby league's first player to receive a knighthood in its 130-year history. Find out more about ...
RUGBY league’s first ever knight, Sir Billy Boston, is as relevant to today’s generation at Wigan as he was his own, boss ...
Sir Billy Boston is a ‘fitting recipient’ of being the first player to receive a knighthood for his services to rugby league and hopefully will be able to ‘pave the way’ for others further down the ...
Labour MP Josh Simons writes for The Mirror about his pride watching Billy Boston become the first ever rugby league player ...
One of the greatest ever players in the 130-year history of the sport, Sir Billy Boston received the honour from King Charles ...
Wigan Warriors legend Sir Billy Boston has become the first person from his sport to be presented with a knighthood at a ...
From one legendary Wigan Warriors winger to another, Martin Offiah has paid a touching tribute to Sir Billy Boston, who ...
Tributes have poured in for Sir Billy Boston, after the Wigan and Great Britain icon became the first man to be knighted for ...
Billy Boston, who blazed a trail for black sports stars during the 1950s and 1960s, will receive rugby leagues first ...
Sir Billy remains a towering figure in the sport, inducted into the British Rugby League Hall of Fame, the Welsh Sports Hall ...
Sir Billy Boston has been knighted in recognition of his services to rugby league, becoming the first player in the sport's ...