Eddie Butler (rugby union)
Welsh rugby union footballer and commentator
Edward Thomas Butler (8 May 1957 – 15 September 2022) was a Welsh journalist, sports commentator, and Welsh rugby union player. He played for the Wales national rugby union team team between 1980 and 1984 and scored 2 tries. Butler was known for his support of Welsh independence.[2][3][4][5]
 Butler in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Edward Thomas Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 May 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 September 2022 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Butler died peacefully in his sleep at while at a camp during a hiking trip in Cusco in the Andes mountains in Peru at the age of 65.[6][7]
References change
- ↑ "Former Wales captain and commentator Eddie Butler dies aged 65". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Eddie Butler: Wales has been abandoned by Westminster". Nation.Cymru. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ Thomas, Simon (21 September 2021). "Eddie Butler is worried about Wales and says independence is the only way". WalesOnline. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Eddie Butler says Wales 'lacks confidence' to take responsibility for governing itself". The National Wales. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Full Eddie Butler Speech - AUOB Merthyr". YesCymru EN. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Eddie Butler death: Latest tributes as rugby world devastated". Wales Online. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "Eddie Butler: Former Wales rugby captain and legendary broadcaster dies aged 65". BBC Sport. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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