Tributes to ‘Voice of Rugby’

Tuesday 19th January 2010, 2:03PM GMT.

RugbyTributes have been paid to the ‘Voice of Rugby’, commentator Bill McLaren.

Mr McLaren, who was 86, died in a Sottish borders hospital this morning.

His career began in 1953 and continued to his retirement in 2002.

Former England captain Bill Beaumont said Mr McLaren was ”synonymous with what is good about the game”.



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