Iconic Welsh rugby league player Sir Billy Boston has died aged 92
Sir Billy Boston dies as tributes pour in for rugby legend and World Cup winner
Iconic Welsh rugby league player Sir Billy Boston has died aged 92
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10:25, 25 Aug 2026Updated 10:32, 25 Aug 2026
The Welsh Rugby Union said: 'Sir Billy Boston, one of the best loved and most iconic figures in the history of Welsh sport, has…
Billy Boston, who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92.
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Billy Boston was the first rugby league star to be awarded in knighthood which he…
Boston grew up playing rugby union before switching codes to sign for Wigan in 1953 at the age of 19.
Billy Boston, the Welsh rugby league great who blazed a trail for Black sportspeople in Britain during the 1950s and ’60s, has…
Boston was the first rugby league star to be awarded a knighthood after blazing a trail for black players through the 1950s and…
Sir Billy Boston death: Rugby League legend dies, aged 92
