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Eddie Butler (rugby union)
Welsh rugby union footballer and commentator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2][3][4][5]
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Full name | Edward Thomas Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1957-05-08)8 May 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 September 2022(2022-09-15) (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[6][7]