P-05-758 Statue to Honour Billy Boston
This petition was submitted by CIAC's RFC having collected 151 signatures.
Petition text:
We call on the
National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to honour
British & Welsh sporting legend Billy Boston with a statue in
Cardiff Bay.
He was born & raised in the docks area of Cardiff and it is
about time that his sporting achievements were recognised by his
home town & country.
At the beginning of his rugby career he was ignored by his home
town club Cardiff RFC and as a result he never achieved his dream
of playing at the arms. Cardiff & Wales loss was Wigan's gain
as Billy went on to score 478 tries in 487 appearances for the
club, some of the other highlights of his career are:
· Three Challenge Cups and an RFL Championship title in 1960
· 24 tries in 31 appearances for Great Britain and he was a member of the team that won the 1960 World Cup
Wigan have
recently honoured him with a statue and there is also a statue at
Wembley stadium highlighting his impact and status within rugby
league.
CIAC's RFC (Billy's first club) are willing to help in way we can
with fundraising etc., and we have a current player who is a
sculptor who would be more than happy to be involved in the
project.
It is time previous wrongs are put right and Billy is given the
respect and honour he deserves from Cardiff and Wales, and what
better to do that than with a statue in the area of Cardiff where
he was born and raised.
Assembly Constituency and Region.
· Cardiff North
· South Wales Central