CONGRATULATIONS TO SIR BILLY BOSTON
TALKING RUGBY LEAGUE
WithMARTYN SADLEREditor
LIKE everyone else connected with Rugby League, I was delighted to see Sir Billy Boston honoured by King Charles last week with the award of a knighthood at Buckingham Palace as part of the King’s Birthday Honours List.
Many people connected with the game have had their say about this momentous event - the first time any former Rugby League player has been knighted for his services to the game.
In this issue we have an article by David Baines, the MP for St Helens North and the Chair of the All-Party Rugby League Group, who played a significant role in putting forward the case for Sir Billy’s knighthood (see page 9), alongside some of the many tributes from prominent people that have been paid to him.
Billy enjoyed a remarkable Rugby League career, beginning in 1953 when he came north from Cardiff and was selected to tour Australia with Great Britain in 1954 after he had played only six games of Rugby League for the Wigan first team.