But in truth, he was much more than rugby's voice, more its full-blown orchestra, devoted to the works of the Romantic movement, and only the Romantic. When they get going, its like watching cattle stampede, huge fellows who thunder about the paddock like mad rhinos. *Hes like a demented ferret up a wee drainpipe. Butler, who played 16 times for Wales and was called up as a replacement for the Lions in New Zealand in 1983, was a tireless charity fundraiser. McLarens final commentary in Cardiff eight years ago the 2002 Six Nations clash between Wales and Scotland saw the Millennium Stadium crowd sing For Hes a Jolly Good Fellow in his honour. This is what McLaren had to say about Phil Bennett, the great Welsh flyhalf. His nickname was Car Crash for his effect on the opposition ball carrier! Calder was an openside flanker who was known for his abrasive play. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. *Im no hod carrier but Id be laying bricks if he was running at me (description of Jonah Lomu). BILL McLaren will be remembered simply as the voice of rugby. His career included winning the 1995 World Cup. Matt Williams: Warren Gatland factor makes Wales a real threat to The study of the "voice of rugby" was where match-day preparations took place during his 50-year career. Butler became, more specifically, the voice of Welsh rugby, his mellow tones from those chilly, winter afternoons high in TV gantries and press boxes warming the listener, while his printed words on the game equally delighted readers of the Observer and Guardian. They were coached by the fierce disciplinarian Ray Prosser, but Eddie the varsity youth, with his cultured tones and inevitable nickname Bamber, after the University Challenge presenter, fitted in with Pontypools ethos. He saw no evil and spoke no evil. Bill McLaren gathered thousands of items relating to the game during his years as a commentator, Bill McLaren was considered by many to be the "voice of rugby" during his long commentating career. That teammate was winger Gerald Davies. After captaining Pontypool between 1982 and 1985, Butler had a brief spell as a press and publicity officer at Radio Wales before beginning a career in newspaper journalism with the shortlived Sunday Correspondent (1989-90) and later the Observer and Guardian, before also returning to the BBC as a journalist. During his final commentary, Wales v Scotland in 2002, the crowd sang "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"[8] and one Welsh supporter displayed a banner claiming "Bill McLaren is Welsh". This refers to the rather large and burly Doddie Weir, an outstanding Scottish lock. New Zealand radio . It was nothing personal. If you want to know more about who hes talking about and what he actually means, read through the later sections of this article. He merely points out that the two brothers were well-fed!
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