Brian Moore: The rugby commentary legend hangs up the microphone

Former England hooker Brian Moore will end his broadcast commentary career after working England’s Women’s Six Nations decider against France on Sunday.

The 64-year-old, who won 64 caps for his country and toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, will hang up the microphone after 26 years as a co-commentator for BBC Sport and others.

About his future plans, Moore wrote in his Daily Telegraph column, outsider That “there are other things coming that I will be able to reveal in the coming months”.

“Having been a supporter of women’s rugby since 1991, it was fantastic to co-commentate on England’s recent World Cup win and watching them go for a record-breaking fifth Grand Slam against France was a delightful fit for my final game,” he added.

“It’s been an honor and a pleasure to be allowed into the front rooms, clubhouses and bars of so many nations over the years. Thank you for the memories and you can’t please everyone if you don’t like me.”

Moore, who is also a lawyer, Passed a Rugby Football Union Referee Exam in 2010, outsider To better understand the rules of the game and the difficulties in applying them.

“It brings with it the difficulty of refereeing a hugely complex game, played at the lightning pace of elite rugby and by players who push themselves to every possible advantage and every opportunity.

“However, it also ensured that referees could easily spot things like not-straight feed at the scrum, which they have consistently and unreasonably claimed was impossible. I will be disappointed that my efforts to get referees to apply the straight feed law have failed.”