Eddie Butler (rugby union)

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.

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.

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