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Welsh rugby league 'giant' Boston dies, aged 92

Billy Boston, who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92.

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Welsh rugby league 'giant' Boston dies, aged 92

Billy Boston, who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92.

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martedì 25 agosto 2026·mirror.co.uk
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
martedì 25 agosto 2026·independent.co.uk
Rugby league great Sir Billy Boston dies aged 92
Boston grew up playing rugby union before switching codes to sign for Wigan in 1953 at the age of 19.

independent.co.uk

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Rugby league great Sir Billy Boston dies aged 92

Boston grew up playing rugby union before switching codes to sign for Wigan in 1953 at the age of 19.

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Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston dies aged 92

The Welsh Rugby Union said: 'Sir Billy Boston, one of the best loved and most iconic figures in the history of Welsh sport, has passed away peacefully at the age of 92.

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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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Rugby league has lost ‘a giant’ who battled decades of prejudice - and won

Sir Billy Boston has died at the age of 92, but as one of Britain's first prominent Black athletes, he leaves an enormous legacy behind

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martedì 25 agosto 2026·

independent.co.uk

Rugby League legend Billy Boston dies aged 92

Boston was the first rugby league star to be awarded a knighthood after blazing a trail for black players through the 1950s and 60s

martedì 25 agosto 2026·

independent.co.uk

Sir Billy Boston death: Rugby League legend dies, aged 92

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Billy Boston was the first rugby league star to be awarded in knighthood which he received in 2025 (Getty)Rugby league legend Sir…

martedì 25 agosto 2026·

dailymail.com

Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston dies aged 92

The Welsh Rugby Union said: 'Sir Billy Boston, one of the best loved and most iconic figures in the history of Welsh sport, has passed away peacefully at the age of 92.

martedì 25 agosto 2026·

france24.com

Welsh rugby league 'giant' Boston dies, aged 92

Billy Boston, who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92.

martedì 25 agosto 2026·

independent.co.uk

Billy Boston, rugby league superstar and trailblazer from the 1950s and '60s, dies at age 92

Billy Boston, the Welsh rugby league great who blazed a trail for Black sportspeople in Britain during the 1950s and ’60s, has died at age 92

martedì 25 agosto 2026·

mirror.co.uk

Billy Boston broke the mould - he was a true pioneer of rugby league and beyond

Billy Boston will leave behind a legacy that will endure for generations to come - while the word 'legend' felt like an understatement when it came to the try-scoring phenomenon

martedì 25 agosto 2026·

inews.co.uk

Rugby league has lost ‘a giant’ who battled decades of prejudice - and won

Sir Billy Boston has died at the age of 92, but as one of Britain's first prominent Black athletes, he leaves an enormous legacy behind

giovedì 27 agosto 2026·

independent.co.uk

Wigan remember ‘legend’ Sir Billy Boston ahead of Hull KR match

Rugby league’s first knight died at the age of 92 on Tuesday.