Point of view: Missing Bill McLaren

I watched the Six Nations rugby union match between Scotland and Wales on BBC TV on Saturday, and as the Welsh commentator began to lose the plot (soon after the start of the second half) – to belittle and minimise the efforts of the Scots pack, while exaggerating the Welsh successes and excusing their mistakes as due to bad luck, or dubious Scots play – I realised how badly I was going to miss the measured judgment and observations of Bill McLaren.

David Fiddimore

Calton Road, Edinburgh