Bill McLaren
RUGBY union commentator Bill McLaren has died aged 86.
McLaren, from Hawick, was known as the voice of rugby after almost 50 years as a national broadcaster.
He retired in 2002, having made his first appearance on national BBC radio in 1953.
He received an OBE, CBE and MBE for services to the sport and combined his work as a broadcaster with that of a PE teacher until 1987.
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