What happened to Brian Moore?

ITV’s ‘voice of football’ dies at his home just hours before England’s victory over Germany. Friends and former colleagues tonight paid tribute to Moore, who died at his home in Kent just hours before England’s 5-1 triumph against Germany.

What age is Brian Moore?

69 years (1932–2001)
Brian Moore/Age at death

When did Brian Moore retired from rugby?

1995
Brian’s professional career took off in the late 1980s until he retired from international rugby union in 1995.

Is Brian Moore mixed race?

The former England rugby star Brian Moore has discovered that he is half-Chinese after meeting relatives for the first time at his birth mother’s funeral. Moore, a tough front-row forward known as Pitbull, had always believed that he was half-Malaysian.

Who did Brian Moore play rugby for?

Brian Moore is a former England Rugby Player, Broadcaster and After-Dinner Speaker. Born in Birmingham, Brian studied law at Nottingham University and subsequently became a qualified solicitor. During his rugby career, Moore played for Harlequins, Nottingham, Leeds and represented England.

Is Brian Moore Chinese?

Moore, who was adopted shortly after birth, previously wrote in his autobiography about being abandoned by his Malaysian father before his mother, Rina Kirk, gave him up for adoption. Turns out I’m half Chinese, not Malaysian and birth grandfather was a steelworker in Rotherham.

Is Brian Moore Malaysian?

Moore attended the funeral of his birth mother in January 2020. He revealed afterwards on Twitter that he had discovered in so doing he was half Chinese, not half Malaysian as previously believed, and his grandfather had been a steelworker in Rotherham.

Is Brian Moore a manicurist?

Former rugby international Brian Moore, who is also a trained manicurist, told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast about the popularity of nail salons.

Did Brian Moore play for the Lions?

Moore played as an amateur senior for Nottingham, the club where he made his name. During his time at Nottingham he won his first England caps and toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions. Moore was also a member of the England side which won Grand Slams in 1991, 1992 and 1995.

What team did Brian Moore support?

Gillingham F.C.
Personal life. Moore married Betty Cole in 1955. He was also a lifelong supporter of Gillingham F.C., and a director at the club for seven years. A stand at the club’s Priestfield Stadium was named after him.

Who is Brian Moore and what did he do?

Brian Christopher Moore (born 11 January 1962) is an English former rugby union footballer. He played as a hooker, and is a rugby presenter and pundit for BBC Sport, Talksport and Love Sport Radio. He qualified as a Rugby Football Union referee in February 2010.

When did Brian Moore do Big League Soccer?

He also presented Big League Soccer in the 1970s and 1980s, a show produced in England for broadcast in Australia and New Zealand. In the late 1970s he made a six-part documentary series for ITV, Brian Moore Meets…, with guests including Kevin Keegan, Niki Lauda and Björn Borg .

Where did Brian Moore play rugby union at?

Moore played as an amateur senior for Nottingham, the club where he made his name. During his time at Nottingham he won his first England caps and toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions. In 1990 he moved to London to train as a solicitor, and played for Harlequins. Moore ended his club career at Richmond .

How many World Cups has Brian Moore covered?

Brian Baden Moore (28 February 1932 – 1 September 2001) was an English football commentator and television presenter who covered nine World Cups and more than 20 Cup finals.