Sir Billy Boston has been knighted in recognition of his services to rugby league, becoming the first player in the sport's 130-year history to do so. Express.

Billy Boston becomes the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood from King Charles Credit: PA Images. The 90-year-old, who was born in Wales, played on the wing at Wigan for 15 years ...

The Board of Wheelchair Rugby League Australia (WRLA) is pleased to announce the affirmation of Anna Fitzgerald in the role of Chief Executive Officer. This follows a successful six-month tenure ...

Rugby league star Billy Boston being Knighted by King Charles III at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, Tuesday June 10, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool via AP) Home. News.

Rugby League hero Billy Boston is set to become the sports first-ever knight at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The honour for the Cardiff-born Wigan player will end Rugby League’s 130-year wait ...

Power brokers at TNT Sports, England’s principal rugby broadcaster, have dismissed the emergence of a proposed breakaway league, called R360, branding it “delusional” and “commercially ...

Rugby league's "scandalous" 130-year wait for a knighthood is finally over after legendary winger Billy Boston was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).

Mal Meninga has officially been appointed as the Perth Bears’ inaugural coach. As was widely expected, the NRL Immortal and current Australian rugby league head coach will take the reins at the ...

New Zealand Rugby Players Association boss Rob Nichol admits their members have been approached about R360 - rugby's new breakaway league.

Rugby league legend Shaun Johnson is supercharging his fledgling media career, fronting a new weekly TV show.. Johnson, who has been appearing on NRL shows on both sides of the Tasman since he ...

NRL fans are sending messages of support to Ian Roberts after the rugby league icon revealed this week he was recently diagnosed with epilepsy. Roberts played 213 first-grade games in the 80s and ...

ALEX BYWATER: R360 say they want to provide 'generational change in rugby' by creating 12 new franchise teams with the best players in the world who will play at the best stadiums.