Billy Boston to become rugby league’s first knight - The 90-year-old blazed a trail for black sports stars and finished his ...

RUGBY league’s first ever knight, Sir Billy Boston, is as relevant to today’s generation at Wigan as he was his own, boss ...

Billy Boston, who blazed a trail for Black sportspeople in Britain during the 1950s and ’60s, has become the first rugby ...

The 90-year-old was knighted by the King in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after a campaign to get the ...

The former Wigan player will be the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood in 130 years of the sport's history.