Billy Boston M.B.E.

Billy Boston M.B.E.

Born in 1934 in Tiger Bay, Cardiff.

Signed for the Wigan Rugby League club from the

Neath Rugby Union Club,

for £3,000, on Friday 13th March 1953.

BILLY BOSTON'S R.L. CAREER RECORD

Played

Appearances

Tries

Goals

Total

Points

Wigan

488

478

7

1448

Blackpool

11

5

0

15

Test Matches

31

24

0

72

Internationals

3

6

0

18

Representative

4

5

0

15

1954 Tour Matches

(not Test)

13

30

0

90

1957 Tour Matches

(not Test)

1

4

0

12

1962 Tour Matches

(not Test)

13

19

0

57

TOTALS

564

571

7

1727

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Billy Boston at the interview

In this 1 hour 40 minutes interview Billy tells us what life was like as a young man growing up in Tiger Bay, about his early Rugby Union career

and his time in Rugby League with Wigan and Great Britain.

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"...the Touch Judge came on with a big stick ........."

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"... he was huge they called him the Bison ......."

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".... he could catch pigeons........"

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