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.

Eddie Butler

Butler in 2010
Full name	Edward Thomas Butler
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1976–1990 Pontypool RFC () Correct as of 13 September 2008 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1980–1984 #REDIRECT Template:National rugby union team 16 (8) Correct as of 14 September 2008 Correct as of 14 September 2008

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.

Eddie Butler (rugby Union) Media

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  Eddie Butler at the joint YesCymru AUOB Cymru march for Welsh Independence in Merthyr Tydfil on 7 September 2019