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William John Boston, MBE (born 6 August 1934) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played as a wing or centre. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Boston started his career as a rugby union player before joining Wigan in 1953. He spent the next 15 years at Wigan, where he scored a club-record 478 tries in his 488 appearances for the club. He finished his career at Blackpool Borough before retiring in 1970. He also represented Great Britain in 31 Test matches, and was part of the team that won the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.

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  • بيلي بوسطن (بالإنجليزية: Billy Boston)‏ هو لاعب دوري الرغبي بريطاني، ولد في 6 أغسطس 1934 في كارديف في المملكة المتحدة. (ar)
  • William John Boston, MBE (born 6 August 1934) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played as a wing or centre. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Boston started his career as a rugby union player before joining Wigan in 1953. He spent the next 15 years at Wigan, where he scored a club-record 478 tries in his 488 appearances for the club. He finished his career at Blackpool Borough before retiring in 1970. He also represented Great Britain in 31 Test matches, and was part of the team that won the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. Regarded as one of the sport's greatest ever players, Boston scored a total of 571 tries in his career, making him the second-highest try scorer in rugby league history. He is an original inductee of the British Rugby League Hall of Fame, Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and Wigan Warriors Hall of Fame, and was appointed MBE in 1986. (en)
  • Billy Boston (* 6. August 1934 in Cardiff; vollständiger Name William John Boston) ist ein ehemaliger walisischer Rugby-League-Spieler. (de)
  • William "Billy" John Boston es un exjugador de rugby a 13 británico. Es miembro del y del , y fue, junto a , el primer jugador en ser votado para ingresar en el . En 1986 fue nombrado miembro de la Orden del Imperio Británico. (es)
  • William John Boston dit Billy Boston, né le 6 août 1934 à Butetown (Pays de Galles), est un joueur de rugby à XV et de rugby à XIII international gallois et britannique évoluant au poste de centre et d'ailier dans les années 1950 et 1960. Après une formation au rugby à XV à Pontypridd et Neath et en raison d'un racisme ambiant dans le rugby XV gallois ne lui permettant pas de revêtir le maillot du pays de Galles en raison de sa couleur de peau à l'instar d'un Clive Sullivan plus tard, en 1953, il opte pour le rugby à XIII à dix-neuf ans en s'engageant à Wigan et y reste quinze années. Il y remporte le Championnat d'Angleterre en 1960 et la Challenge Cup en 1958, 1959 et 1965. Il clôt sa carrière par une ultime pige à . Parallèlement, il intègre la Grande-Bretagne et y obtient les honneurs avec un titre de Coupe du monde en 1960 et une seconde place en 1957. (fr)
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  • بيلي بوسطن (بالإنجليزية: Billy Boston)‏ هو لاعب دوري الرغبي بريطاني، ولد في 6 أغسطس 1934 في كارديف في المملكة المتحدة. (ar)
  • Billy Boston (* 6. August 1934 in Cardiff; vollständiger Name William John Boston) ist ein ehemaliger walisischer Rugby-League-Spieler. (de)
  • William "Billy" John Boston es un exjugador de rugby a 13 británico. Es miembro del y del , y fue, junto a , el primer jugador en ser votado para ingresar en el . En 1986 fue nombrado miembro de la Orden del Imperio Británico. (es)
  • William John Boston, MBE (born 6 August 1934) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played as a wing or centre. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Boston started his career as a rugby union player before joining Wigan in 1953. He spent the next 15 years at Wigan, where he scored a club-record 478 tries in his 488 appearances for the club. He finished his career at Blackpool Borough before retiring in 1970. He also represented Great Britain in 31 Test matches, and was part of the team that won the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. (en)
  • William John Boston dit Billy Boston, né le 6 août 1934 à Butetown (Pays de Galles), est un joueur de rugby à XV et de rugby à XIII international gallois et britannique évoluant au poste de centre et d'ailier dans les années 1950 et 1960. Parallèlement, il intègre la Grande-Bretagne et y obtient les honneurs avec un titre de Coupe du monde en 1960 et une seconde place en 1957. (fr)
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