Ray French, Rugby League Legend and BBC Commentator, Dies at 85
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Ray French, a rugby league legend and long-time BBC commentator, has died at age 85. French had a distinguished dual-code rugby career, earning four caps for England in rugby union before switching to rugby league, where he played for Great Britain and made over 200 appearances for St Helens. He later became the voice of rugby league for BBC viewers, commentating on every Challenge Cup final from 1982 to 2008, spanning four decades of broadcasting.
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French, a dual code rugby international as a player, commentated on every Challenge Cup final for BBC TV from 1982 to 2008.
He earned four rugby union caps as a second-row forward for England in 1961, before switching to league, playing four times for Great Britain in 1968.
At club level, he played league for St Helens from 1961 to 1967, making more than 200 appearances, before joining Widnes.
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