TV commentators
The most famous of TV commentators until recently was Bill McLaren, a Scotsman from Hawick and one of world rugby's best-loved personalities. He retired in 2002 and died in 2010.
Contents
Ian Robertson is also a Scottish TV commentator and former Cambridge Blue, with eight Scottish caps to his name. He is famous for commentating in the Rugby Union World Cup Final between England and Australia at Sydney in 2003. David Sole also does TV commentary. Andrew Cotter is also another well known commentator.
Radio commentators
Bill Johnstone, nephew of Bill McLaren, leads the BBC Radio Scotland rugby commentary team on the Sportsound programme. John Beattie also does commentary and interviews such people as Sean Lineen and Andy Irvine. Other commentators include John Jeffrey and Gary Parker.
Journalists
Allan Massie and Stuart Bathgate write in The Scotsman, and David Ferguson is the chief rugby writer of that paper. Kevin Ferrie is the chief rugby writer for the Glasgow-based Herald and Alasdair Reid also writes for the Herald.
Norman Mair has also written for The Scotsman and for Rugby World
David Kelso has been the most prolific freelance rugby writer, covering extensively for the Daily Record, Scottish Sun, Scottish Express and Sunday Mail.