Eddie Butler (rugby player)

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Eddie Butler
Personal information
Full name	Edward Thomas Butler
Date of birth	5 August 1957 (1957-08-05) (age 51)
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	No. 8
Clubs
1976-1990	Pontypool RFC
National team(s)		Caps	(points)
1980-1984	Wales	16	(8)

Edward Thomas "Eddie" Butler (Born 8 May 1957^[1]) is a journalist, commentator, and former Welsh Rugby Union player, who won 16 caps for the Wales team, between 1980 and 1984. Butler was educated at Monmouth School and Cambridge University. He lives in Monmouthshire and has six children, Rebecca born in 1984, Hannah 1986, Jack 1989, Jacob 1997, Nell 2002 and Seth 2004.

Contents 1 Rugby career 2 BBC commentator & journalist 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Rugby career

He played as a No. 8 and was at Cambridge for Blues in 1976, 1977 and 1978, ^[2] he captained his country on six occasions.^[3] He also was chosen for The Barbarians and the British and Irish Lions.^[4]

[edit] BBC commentator & journalist

Though retired from playing the game, Butler has written a weekly column in the Rugby Union section of The Observer Sport since 1991 and also writes for The Guardian^[5], as well as being a BBC match commentator with Brian Moore, the former England hooker.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Int record
• Sports Hero bio

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