House of Rugby Shorts: Alastair Eykyn on a Commentators Life

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4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

For the second episode of our House of Rugby Shorts, Alex is joined by the former BBC now BT Sport rugby commentator Alastair Eykyn. Together they discuss the future of the game, Hask's criticisms of TV coverage, tunnel bust ups, great commentary moments & what to expect when rugby restarts.

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0:00.0	Drugs, bind, set, beat.
0:04.6	Joe presents The House of Rugby, Together with Guinness.
0:08.4	Hello, everybody, and welcome once again to House of Rugby.
0:11.4	We brought you by Joe, together with our very good friends at Guinness.
0:14.8	It's Thursday, lunchtime, and we are recording on new series of House of Rugby Shorts,
0:18.5	which doesn't involve Haske, it doesn't involve Tins,
0:21.1	and as a result, there's a lot left, certain noise and distraction.
0:24.8	We just have a great guest each week during the lockdown
0:27.3	to help us all through it just that little bit more easily.
0:30.7	20 minutes or so, therefore no trails, no bells, no monkey business,
0:33.5	just straight rugby chat, and we have got an absolute superstar with us today
0:36.6	who better to talk about the game.
0:38.4	And I cannot believe I'm saying this,
0:39.9	and I managed to spend six world cups.
0:41.3	You don't look at day of a 21.
0:42.8	Obviously BBC Television commentator radio as well in the past,
0:46.0	and now at BT Sport, it's the one, the only Mr. Alistair Eakin.
0:49.6	We are living history, I keep being told.
0:51.3	How is history unfolding for you right now?
0:54.4	Pretty slowly Alex to be honest, history is taking its time.
0:58.2	It's hard for everybody, isn't it?
0:59.6	It really is, it's difficult.
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