Sir Billy Boston obituary
First rugby league player to be knighted who was an explosive winger for Wigan and Great Britain Sir Billy Boston, who has died aged 92, was one of the greatest, and most popular, rugby league players of all time. A rambunctious, explosive powerhouse of a winger for Great Britain and Wigan during the 1950s and 60s, he would leave trails of bedraggled tacklers in his wake with his blockbusting runs, while his robust d
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- 25 Aug 2026, 16:37 UTC
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- Peter Mason
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- Rugby league
First rugby league player to be knighted who was an explosive winger for Wigan and Great Britain Sir Billy Boston, who has died aged 92, was one of the greatest, and most popular, rugby league players of all time. A rambunctious, explosive powerhouse of a winger for Great Britain and Wigan during the 1950s and 60s, he would leave trails of bedraggled tacklers in his wake with his blockbusting runs, while his robust d
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Sir Billy Boston obituary
First rugby league player to be knighted who was an explosive winger for Wigan and Great Britain Sir Billy Boston, who has died aged 92, was one of the greatest, and most popular, rugby league players of all time. A rambunctious, explosive powerhouse of a winger for Great Britain and Wigan during the 1950s and 60s, he would leave trails of bedraggled tacklers in his wake with his blockbusting runs, while his robust d
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