Rugby league’s first knight died at the age of 92 on Tuesday.
Iconic Welsh rugby league player Sir Billy Boston has died aged 92
Boston grew up playing rugby union before switching codes to sign for Wigan in 1953 at the age of 19.
Billy Boston, who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92.
Liam Marshall bagged a hat-trick of tries as Wigan Warriors routed Hull KR 46-0 on a night when fans came together to remember Sir Billy Boston
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.
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
Boston was the first rugby league star to be awarded a knighthood after blazing a trail for black players through the 1950s and 60s
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…
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
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