Ray French, who has died aged 85, was a dual international rugby forward who later became the voice of rugby league as a BBC commentator for 30 years. Joining the BBC in 1981, French had the ...

Rugby league great Ray French, who commentated on the sport for the BBC over four decades, has died at the age of 85. French, a dual code rugby international as a player, commentated on every ...

EARLIER this year I attended a 70th birthday celebration for BBC commentator and former St Helens and Widnes forward Ray French. Actually, I didn’t realise he was so young. No offence to Ray, but he ...

Legendary rugby league commentator Ray French has died at the age of 85. French who had a decade spanning career with the BBC and became the beloved 'Voice of Rugby League' had been suffering from ...

Legendary rugby league commentator Ray French has died at the age of 85. French had been suffering from dementia in recent years, having spent over three decades working for the BBC and becoming the ...

For millions brought up in rugby league's television age, Ray French's voice was the soundtrack to the glory years of the sport in the 1980s and 1990s. It was a time when rugby league was a staple of ...

In a special guest column, Martin Offiah pays an emotional tribute to Ray French following the legendary former commentator’s death on Saturday at the aged of 85. Ray French was an icon of rugby ...

Legendary rugby league commentator Ray French has passed away at the age of 85. French had been battling dementia in recent years, having devoted over three decades to the BBC and establishing himself ...

Legendary rugby league commentator Ray French has died aged 85. Known as the 'Voice of rugby league', French spent spent over three decades working for the BBC. The St Helens-born star also played ...

LEGENDARY rugby commentator Ray French has died at the age of 85, the BBC confirmed today. The beloved broadcaster, who suffered from dementia in recent years, became known as the Voice of Rugby ...