Wigan Returns to Super League Top Spot Amid Sir Billy Boston's Passing

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Wigan Returns to Super League Top Spot Amid Sir Billy Boston's Passing
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  1. On an emotional night at the Brick Community Stadium following the death of the legendary Sir Billy Boston at the age of 92, Wigan return to the top of the Super League table ahead of Leeds' match on Friday with a big win over a weakened Hull KR side; tributes to Boston ahead of the match

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    BBC Sport

    Hull KR (0) 0 Wigan Warriors moved top of Super League as they thrashed Hull KR on an emotional evening as the Cherry and Whites paid tribute to the late Sir Billy Boston.

    The Guardian Sport

    On the night when Wigan Warriors celebrated one of their greatest entertainers, perhaps it was fitting that Matt Peet’s class of 2026 produced a performance Sir Billy Boston would have been proud of on their charge, potentially, towards another Super League title.

  2. The Brighton manager, Dario Vidosic, is to leave the Women’s Super League club a little over a week before the start of the new season, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

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    BBC Sport

    Published Brighton manager Dario Vidosic is leaving the Women's Super League club just a week before the start of the season "to pursue a new opportunity".

  3. Brighton, who open their WSL campaign with the visit of Arsenal on 6 September, did not wish to comment on the news when contacted by the Guardian. More to follow …

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    BBC Sport

    Brighton kick off their WSL season at home to Arsenal on Sunday, 6 September (12:00 BST).

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    An emotional pre-match tribute saw Boston's son Stephen carry a Wigan shirt bearing his name onto the halfway line, where it was draped over the same throne upon which Boston had sat when the club celebrated his knighthood last July.

  2. 02 BBC Sport

    The Australian joined from Melbourne City in 2024 and signed a three-year deal as Brighton sought to close in on the WSL's top four.

  3. 03 The Guardian Sport

    There are some nights where the result is dwarfed by the occasion. Where sport, in truth, comes second. This was undoubtedly one of those, as what felt like the entirety of this town where rugby league is more akin to a religion than it is a pastime came together in grief to remember the life and career of their most cherished adopted son.

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Original Articles (6)

UK Wigan thump Hull KR to go back top after emotional Boston tributes — Sky Sports
UK Vidosic makes shock Brighton exit before WSL season — BBC Sport
UK Wigan thrash Hull KR on night of tributes for Boston — BBC Sport
UK Hull FC winger Briscoe to retire at end of season — BBC Sport
UK Wigan rise to occasion against Hull KR as town unites to remember Sir Billy Boston — The Guardian Sport
UK Dario Vidosic to step down as Brighton manager just before new WSL season — The Guardian Sport