The Guardian8/25/2026, 4:37:26 PM

Sir Billy Boston obituary

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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.

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Prime minister Andy Burnham ‘heartbroken’ after death of rugby league legend Billy Boston

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Prime minister Andy Burnham ‘heartbroken’ after death of rugby league legend Billy Boston

Boston was one of the finest players in the sport’s history Wigan plan series of tributes in Thursday’s Hull KR clash Andy Burnham says he is “heartbroken” by the death of Sir Billy Boston after the prime minister led tributes to the rugby league icon.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian