Billy Boston Set to Become First Rugby League Knight
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Summary
Billy Boston, a former Wigan player, will become the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood in the sport's 130-year history. The Rugby Football League criticized the honours system for neglecting rugby players, prompting calls for recognition.
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· 2 pulledThe sport's governing body, the Rugby Football League, told the BBC last month that its players had been 'poorly treated' by the honours system.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, joined protests over the lack of knighthoods for rugby players, saying it 'cannot be right' when other sports, including rugby union, have had such honours 'quite regularly'.
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