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Thanks for the information Shrewn. Have you had chance to listen via a PC/laptop yet to see if you can identify the commentator more clearly? A quick websearch doesn't bring up a name I'm afraid.
For my money, BBC Sport Wales does a very good job of utilising their sporting archive - not just through Scrum V and their other rugby nostalgia programmes, but with their recent football documentaries on the rise of Swansea City through the divisions and last week's one on the Cardiff City v Swansea City rivalry. It would be great if the network decided to follow their lead in this area. I still think it's Bob Hudson, who along with Peter West (it def wasn't him) shared the games with Bill McLaren in the early 1960's it seems. Nigel Starmer Smith, Cliff Morgan and DPJ came later |
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I can't think of any other example of a broadcaster having a commentator and a co-commentator with the same name, especially in the same sport and the same competition. Let's hope for fun they pair up Woods and Woods on a match before the tournament is out.
Sadly I'm not much of a rugby league fan but I did watch some of the Wales match because it was being played in my home town, and I don't think any of the personnel were actually introduced at any point, I only recognised Noble from his brief in-vision appearance at the start, which is a bit rude. |
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If anyone gets the chance listen to commentary on 3.10 for Towcester races today and Jon Hunt call for AP McCoy 4000th winner. Brilliant piece of commentary!!!
Edit, now on bbc website http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/24849794 |
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Yes they do - Scrum V classics which they show during the Six Nations season.
I still think it's Bob Hudson, who along with Peter West (it def wasn't him) shared the games with Bill McLaren in the early 1960's it seems. Nigel Starmer Smith, Cliff Morgan and DPJ came later |
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Thought Andrew Voss on the NZ versus PNG game tonight was brilliant and very funny indeed, great rapport with Darryl Halligan and Brian Noble, they all bounced off each other.
Best RL commentator bar none, would love to see him replace the unfunny Eddie and Stevo show on Sky, no chance sadly. |
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It is Peter West. From his autobiography Flannelled Fool and Muddied Oaf p180 "I was in the TV commentary box...when Wilson Whineray's fifth All Blacks side suffered their only defeat, at the hands of Newport, on a filthy afternoon at Rodney Parade".
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whats happened with the grand slam of darts today.
sky joined hankey vs waites at 1-1 !!!!!!! |
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whats happened with the grand slam of darts today.
sky joined hankey vs waites at 1-1 !!!!!!! I was thinking that as well. I didn't tune in until about 2.10pm as i waited for the Reading v QPR match to finish before switching over. When i did tune in it was on a commercial break, before joining the Hankey v Waites match halfway through the 3rd leg, which was very strange. |
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Scotland v Japan (Viagogo RU Autumn Test, Murrayfield)
BBC One Scotland (& BBC Red Button) - Dougie Vipond hosted with Doddie Weir (as usual doing his best to keep the Tartan fashion business afloat) and Chris Patterson, Commentary is/was from John Beattie and Andy Nicol, and Chris McLaughlin player interviewer. It won't be a while until most of the pitch is covered in divots, it's taking a right battering today! |
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Scotland v Japan (Viagogo RU Autumn Test, Murrayfield)
BBC One Scotland (& BBC Red Button) - Dougie Vipond hosted with Doddie Weir (as usual doing his best to keep the Tartan fashion business afloat) and Chris Patterson, Commentary is/was from John Beattie and Andy Nicol, and Chris McLaughlin player interviewer. It won't be a while until most of the pitch is covered in divots, it's taking a right battering today! |
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England v Argentina (International Rugby Union Friendly - Twickenham):
Sky Sports SD2/HD2 - Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes Sky 3D - Martin Gillingham and Dewi Morris |
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Ireland v Samoa (Guinness RU Autumn Series, Dublin) BBC Two Northern Ireland (& Red Button) - Stephen Watson hosting from their Belfast studio, with Ryan Constable and Eddie O'Sullivan. Commentary is from Jim Neilly and Reggie Corrigan. Quote:
Don't know if you saw it, but I was a bit taken aback by how dramatic the opening montage was. It felt like the start of a Grand Slam decider rather than an AI against Japan!
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Wales v South Africa (Dove Autumn Series)
S4C - Gareth Roberts hosted pitchside (at first) with Gareth Davies, Nicky Robinson and Gareth Edwards. Commentary was from Huw Llewellyn Davies and Dr. Gwyn Jones. Dot Davies was player interviewer as well as some fans pre-match. Derwyn Jones was tactical analyst in their OB truck. Space was small in their studio, as with 4 people there, it felt you could touch Nicky Robinson (nearest to the camera) through the TV screen. |
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France v New Zealand (RU Autumn Test)
Sky Sport New Zealand - Tony Johnson and Justin Marshall (commentators and presenters) with Grant Nisbett 'chipping in' to tell you of substitutions, etc. The NZ rugby union has also recently started to stream its games live via their Youtube channel to countries to which there is no respective channel showing a game of theirs. Full games are slowly being uploaded to their channel with no geo-blocking. |
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France v New Zealand (RU Autumn Test)
Sky Sport New Zealand - Tony Johnson and Justin Marshall (commentators and presenters) with Grant Nisbett 'chipping in' to tell you of substitutions, etc. The NZ rugby union has also recently started to stream its games live via their Youtube channel to countries to which there is no respective channel showing a game of theirs. Full games are slowly being uploaded to their channel with no geo-blocking. |
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It was the other way round. Grant Nisbett, as ever, was the main commentator, with Tony Johnson on the sideline.
Nothing to do at all with the rugby, but I like how New Zealand TV is also now taking on the (literal) naming of channels, as I saw one during a half time advert break for a channel called 'Jones' (similar to our 'Dave'). |
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whats happened with the grand slam of darts today.
sky joined hankey vs waites at 1-1 !!!!!!! |
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England v Argentina (International Rugby Union Friendly - Twickenham):
Sky Sports SD2/HD2 - Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes Sky 3D - Martin Gillingham and Dewi Morris |
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wrong thread sorry
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France v New Zealand (RU Autumn Test)
Commentators: Mark Robson & Ieuan Evans |
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Nigel Starmer-Smith did World Feed commentary for Italy v Australia. Was he also used on Sky's Red Button coverage?
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It was Scott Hastings & Michael Lynagh on Sky.
Well at least BBC Scotland didn't pick up Hastings!
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Saturday 9th November - BBC Two
Autumn International: Wales v South Africa John Inverdale presented from the Millennium Stadium alongside Jonathan Davies and Jeremy Guscott Commentators: Eddie Butler, Brian Moore and Martyn Williams Reporter: Sonja McLaughlan |
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Nigel Starmer-Smith did World Feed commentary for Italy v Australia. Was he also used on Sky's Red Button coverage?
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Looking at 3:10 on this video, a howler by the female interviewer asking the coach of the Cook Islands how he felt about narrowly losing... When they beat Wales in the RLWC!
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