Wigan star Sir Billy Boston becomes first rugby league player to receive a knighthood | Daily Mail Online

"Trailblazing" rugby league star Sir Billy Boston's honour came "a little bit late", his son said, as his father became a knight in a first for the sport.Sir Billy, who scored 478 tries in 488 matches for Wigan after making the switch from rugby union in 1953, was knighted by the King in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.The 90-year-old, who was born in Wales, revealed in 2016 that he was living with vascular dementia.Speaking after his father was knighted, Sir Billy's son Step