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    Ray French, former BBC rugby league commentator, dies aged 85

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    • Played internationally in union and league

    • Led BBC coverage for 38 years

    Ray French, the former rugby league commentator, has died at the age of 85. He had been living with dementia.

    He played internationally in union, winning four caps in the second row for England in 1961, before moving to league and joining his home town club, St Helens, that year and helped them win the Challenge Cup in 1966. He appeared four times for Great Britain, in 1968.

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