Brian Moore has paid a moving tribute to commentary partner Eddie Butler after being left devastated by the former Wales captain's sudden death.
Moore has been left crushed by the news which broke on Thursday evening and has rocked the rugby world. Butler, 65, was taking part in a fundraising hike for Prostate Cymru, for whom he was an ambassador, in Peru alongside his daughter Nell when he passed away in his sleep on Thursday morning.
Former England international Moore, who for so many years shared a commentary box with Butler for the BBC during the Six Nations, said in a statement on social media: "I am devastated by this news. Ed, I'm sorry I never told you how much I admired you as a broadcaster and as a man. Well, it wasn't like that between us, was it.
