Brian Moore's Best Commentary Quotes!

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[@bdazzler1]

Can't beat a passionate Brian Moore rant live on air. As a Welsh person, I can't help but like him. Always very even handed and calls it as it is.

[@donuttime2507]

Scotland fan here and I love listening to him

[@tmm7369]

He seems to find fault more often than not with Irish referees. He's not xenophobic by any chance, is he?

[@jackmaginn5351]

@@tmm7369 as an Irish lad myself piss off, yeah he's annoyingly English but that's part of what makes him so good

[@donuttime2507]

@@jackmaginn5351 100% mate, classic commentary and you can't help but find him endearing.

[@dazeng4633]

@@tmm7369 yes, you normally find this with people of his mixed race background 🤦🏻‍♂️👏

[@sirfrancis6058]

He really lost his marbles whenever England played against France, but I love the passion he puts in his work.

[@walesxscarlets]

Huge mistake not keeping him. He's the only commentator who isn't afraid of giving his TRUE opinion.

[@symeremeyers4148]

Heaslip is probably the worst commentator/pundit. He said on pre match “analysis” of Wales vs Ireland game “well before we talk about rugby we’ve got to talk about who is Ireland” What a schmuck, shit player too

[@darraghtormey1500]

@@symeremeyers4148 Good one 👍. And he has the caps (club, country and Lions) and medals that prove your parting point beyond doubt 👏.

[@MKRM27]

@@darraghtormey1500 There’s no arguing with the fact he’s an awful commentator though

[@darraghtormey1500]

@MKRM27 no argument from me on that point.

[@johnmc3862]

Doesn’t he was a good commentator.

[@mulcairefamily9728]

Brian was in touch with the sentiments of the average rugby fan. He was a regular contributor to a rugby forum years ago when he got into a spot of trouble with the BBC for his use of the phrase "Take that you cheese-eating-surrender-monkey". He asked for feedback from the international rugby community and took that back to the BBC. I would have loved to be in that room when they tried to admonish him in the face of the unqualified support he received from the fans.

[@gavinw3277]

Brian Moore, if you happen to read this, you added so much to the joy of watching rugby. Thank you and regards from Ireland.

[@jamesmeldrum]

I’m a proud Scot but I think Brian is one of the best equally scathing on everyone when they deserve it . Equally complimentary when deserved says it like it is , I for one will miss his comments thank you Brian .

[@R.J._Lewis]

The exasperated sigh from his coworkers at 5:11. I felt that.

[@jonnynogood86]

I used to hate him, I thought he was biased as hell. But when I grew up, recognised how partisan i was and understood the game a bit better... I really appreciated Brian and his depth of knowledge and his dry wit. Gonna miss pitbull. Calcutta cups won't be the same without him.

[@marclawyer2789]

A man from an era that's disappearing fast...won't be the same without his invective. Thanks for the clips 👍

[@SuperRKO92]

Brian Moore and Eddie Butler were a duo that could never be matched ❤

[@riflepro11]

God Brian Moore and Eddie were a hilarious combo

[@sand9374]

As a Scotsman I hated him as a player but absolutely loved him as a commentator. Always impartial and shot from the hip. We will miss u Brian, stay safe, and best of luck with promoting the female game. God bless.

[@kennywasgod]

Going to be sorely missed on comms, someone who told it like it was. I’m saddened ITV haven’t snapped him up.

[@edwardburek1717]

I'm relieved ITV haven't snapped him up. Chairman Mooro is what keeps the BBC's coverage watchable.

[@gjh997]

BBC and ITV are terrified by him plus wrong colour and age for them. They’ll go for PC youngster who is the right gender and race.

[@rajnirvan3336]

Shares the same name as the legendary commentator from ITV

[@markcynic808]

I remember his commentary on the Wales vs England game in the 2008 Six Nations. Gavin Henson played his finest game that day and Brian Moore fully acknowledged his brilliance. Straight and true talking, as always.

[@angusmcangus7914]

Eddie Butler will be sorely missed. RIP.

[@crazycjk]

Absolutely fantastic commentator, straight-talking no-nonsense. I'd highly recommend his autobiography too, really enjoyed it. Great compilation cheers Andrew

[@weealicalder]

To be honest, before he retired, I really despised Brian Moore, but he grew so much more as a commentator and a man after his days on the field were over, and I can’t help but give him his due now. Well done. Good guy.

[@badcrumble1]

I've never been able to find it, but I distinctly remember a Brian Moore comment before the start of a Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield. They had a number of pipers up on the roof playing Flower of Scotland and Brian said something like 'if they want to make it more realistic they should have one of them betray his mates to the English'. His co-commentator responded with 'do you have any friends north of the border, Brian?'

[@stephenreeds3632]

Because he refused to accept bullshit. He was a well educated man who hated crap being spoken.

[@davidhall5838]

I never realised how much he commentated, Legend

[@alanscott6836]

A Scottish guy writes. Brian Moore is class. Fair honest and always Quality. Will be sorely missed.

[@finchh1688]

Brian Moore and Eddie butler will forever be a missed duo in the commentary box! So iconic so so sad 😔😔 hope it’s peaceful Eddie 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Tomokos123]

"they kicked it away again... god sake!" literally Englands performance against Scotland last weekend.

[@alexwheelhouse4530]

I’m only in my 20s so I’ve effectively been raised on this newer, kick tennis style of play, and I still find myself screaming at the tv every time youngs or Ford get their hands on the ball. “Send it, send it wide, PASS THE FUCKING BA.. and he’s booted it again for fucksake”. Then again it might be because my dad grew up playing with Brian at Crocs so I’ve got their mentalities drilled into my head 😂

[@phillbarnes8513]

Edit: every England performance

[@MrSpleenboy]

He certainly grew on me as a commentator. There was another classic, early in his commentating career, when he said a French player who was playing the ball on the wrong side of the ruck deserved a "bit of shoe". The other commentator asked why, and he just said "Well, he *is* French"...

[@davidpearn2484]

Going to miss Brian Moore, great double act with Eddie Butler.

[@woollyhat8536]

Eddie and Brian. Love their commentary. The so funny. So insightful. So passionate. The morcombe and wise of rugby. Miss this.

[@caroletownsend8900]

I'm really beyond heartbroken to hear about Eddie Butler. A beautiful calm voice against the rants of Pitbull. Rest In Peace Eddie, rugby just won't be the same without you. 😢😢💔💔🏉

[@stephenreeds3632]

Simply the best. Knew the game inside out, knew the laws, knew what players were thinking and doing and most importantly unbiased. Wish we could say the same about the other summarises.

[@xxwales15xx33]

God I miss Butler and Moore together

[@jamesmeldrum]

Brian Moore fantastic guy great comments such a loss to tv

[@gj6470]

Thanks Brian especially for the reintroduction of the expression "halfwit" to the English language.

[@marcdaniels9079]

And Dull !

[@adambrace5127]

Eddie Butler and Brian Moore were the ultimate rugby commentary combo for me.

[@johnf991]

I remember in the first quarter or so of an England v South Africa game some years ago, Robbie Fleck (SA centre) was putting it about a lot off the ball (well before video refs were a thing) and Brian said "somebody needs to stick one on Robbie Fleck soon otherwise somebody's going to get badly hurt", or words to that effect. Those of us who played for many year know, especially way back when, and maybe still these days in the lower tiers, that when a ref doesn't take action against dirty players, sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands, which is what Brian was talking about. And we all knew who the ideal person on our side was to enforce the law!.....People who haven't played don't understand this and might have thought that Brian was promoting dirty play (not that he was a saint, of course!). I've always enjoyed his commentary, and signed his petition online a few years ago to get the law sorted out on dodgy put-ins to the scrum - which still annoy me to this day (and I was a fly half, for Christ's sake). He'll be missed.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

Same in league, and at all levels, ref doesn't attend to some shithouse tactics and sooner or later it kicks off. I never really experienced things going absolutely pear shaped in lower level union but I didn't play that much, certainly league games at the lower levels could be utterly ridiculous violence wise fortunately I only played in one game with a 'berserker' and it get out of hand! There were always the odd hair trigger player who'd fight at the drop of a hat. Moore was a great pundit.

[@alexwheelhouse4530]

@@ynotnilknarf39 as someone who’s played both all my life, I’ve been in a fair few scraps ranging from a regular shirt grabbing dick measuring contest to all out brawls in both codes. I have no problem with people having to take matters into their own hands every now and then (I’m not a massive fan of punch ups because I don’t think that kind of behaviour belongs in rugby, despite being involved myself more often than not 😅) but it’s a bit sad that we as players have to resort to making a point and risk being binned because of refs not doing their jobs properly

[@sportsfan8062]

Brian Moore is a funny and an unbelievable commentator. Another great video by the legend.

[@dontbeaverage152]

Two (four) words to leave you with … Thank You Andrew Forde .. You’ve just made my morning! Great vid.

[@THEhorse137]

Brian Moore will be sorely missed from the men's game for his commentary. He will do a service for the women's game as a commentator. Thank you Brian and good luck!

[@robburnell5527]

Thank you Brian - Legend

[@fruitychink]

I like Brian Moore a lot . He is blunt but always fair , not just an England cheerleader .

[@thewomble1509]

He's an honorary Yorky and you know what we are like!

[@xxwales15xx33]

3:55 - 4:10 One of the best phrases you can hear as a player/team. My father always use to say that too when he coached

[@wtfunk1875]

Lovely, thank you Andrew

[@goddam9925]

That was different Mr Forde well done !!

[@Deathst4lker]

Thanks for the clips! Great content. As a Welsh man and a former hooker - I always thought he was a great player. As a commentator - he's the English equivalent of Jonathan Davies - filled with pride and passion but not afraid to call it out when a team (or player) is playing badly.

[@MKRM27]

Brian Moore grew in me, Jonathan Davies gets more annoying

[@gurrrn1102]

Jonathan Davies couldn’t favour the Welsh any more if he got on all fours and said baa

[@alexwheelhouse4530]

I don’t necessarily agree with Davies, from what I’ve heard from him he doesn’t tend to be anywhere near as critical with Wales as he is with other teams, whereas Moore, as we’ve seen in this video, is critical on all fronts. I do agree on the passionate side though. If more commentators showed the same amount of passion whilst commentating the game would be much more interesting to watch

[@rickkybobby8118]

Davies is Brian but without the wit, knowledge and ability to call his own team out.

[@MinecraftMayhem]

Love the vids! Keep them up

[@qwerty69600]

Aye, another Welshman here who enjoyed listening to Brian Moore over the years. Yeah he's a passionate and outspoken commentator, but that's what you want. Well, it's what I want anyway. It's a passionate and emotive game a lot of the time, and I want commentators who get that and feel the same way - irrespective of what team they're on. He should've perfected some regional UK accent, got himself a suntan or expressed confusion over his sexuality and he'd still be in a job. Shame that that's what it comes down to these days.

[@kieransteele5953]

He's great. Usually English front rowers are my most despised of the rugby fraternity but Moore is a bloody legend.

[@thewhitedoncheadle8345]

great commentator and unbiased, which is refreshing

[@karlaskingsley3300]

Going to be sorely missed in men's commentary, but looking forward to hearing his voice for the women's matches!! Refreshing and unafraid to speak the truth.

[@FromTheFens219]

"Perhaps he just wants to get a feel for who - -Perhaps He Wants to Do His Job!!"

[@al488j]

"That was positively early by Pontypool standards". Great comment , and very true during Eddie Butler's era.

[@Zanaze_banane]

Has Brian stopped commentating? Man it won't be the same, good bloke always enjoyed him. Diolch yn fawr Brian.

[@luobomu9747]

Scotland-England last weekend was apparently his last gig on BBC.

[@BallGameLover]

@@luobomu9747 Going to still commentate on Womens 6N, but has not been retained for rest of Mens 6N, BBC decided to look at younger talent.

[@saturdayplayer2492]

Best partnership ever in rugby commentary. Now we seem to have lost the real insightful and comic quality. Always welcome back.

[@hambutty1]

Brian Moore was brilliant. I'll never forget him almost tearful when WALES won the Grand Slam in Cardiff. "this is what rugby's about, you don't get this passion anywhere else in the World".. just loves his rugby. Its a good example of the BBC actually, they bin Moore.. and Give Eddie Butler a job for life. Eddie is the most boring man on TV. But Eddie was a Cambridge blue, see. I'm Welsh by the way. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MilesMoncur]

Quote about Brian Moore after a particularly nasty Le Crunch. "Brian Moore left the field with 3 teeth. We don't know who they belong to yet!"

[@exeterjedi6730]

Thank you, Brian

[@Nicklogann]

“Thank you Brian” 😂

[@wot4922]

He's funny 🤣🤣🤣🇿🇦

[@rajnirvan3336]

I'm not a rugby fan but never knew there was another commentator of that name who was legend between 70s to 90s

[@MaybuTron]

I have just knew you'd open with that line! As a Welshman, I've always enjoyed Brian's commentary and will miss his coverage of the Men's 6N.

[@willh2616]

Great vid

[@rhyslloyd3200]

Him calling Wales the Ospreys only for them to beat England. Beautiful.

[@stephenreeds3632]

He was only stating facts.

[@rhyslloyd3200]

@@stephenreeds3632 He was quite adamantly against the selections, which isn't fact bit opinion. And he turned out to be wrong.

[@RugbyGuide]

Got me a full line in just a few seconds there playing Jonathan Davies Cliche Bingo! 😄

[@user-gt5bz6ds5p]

Passionate, educated and makes the game understandable for us non experts. And there's plenty of them. Should be installed as a regular instead of some of these characters currently on TV

[@lestmak]

Such a good commentator, and an honest one. If you can’t wait until the women’s 6N for his next commentary, follow him on Twitter. He always has so much to say…

[@edwardburek1717]

Eddie Butler and Brian Moore don't commentate on rugby games - they have arguments. That's what makes them so great when they're together.

[@darraghtormey1500]

Straight shooter. How about a compilation on the art of the competitive restart/kick off? I was inspired by the winning try in Exeter v Wasps over the weekend - now THAT illustrated perfectly the potential benefits of the competitive restart.

[@dazeng4633]

Love it

[@AlphaNevada123]

Super Hans - “And then this voice in my head, sounded like Brian Moore, used to do the football on ITV, said 'Pack it in son, mug's game”

[@rory4016]

the first clip gets me every time

[@colinlawler6108]

I never did quite understand how the Irish referee, Allain Roland, was put in charge of France internationals.

[@-NemoMeImpuneLacessit]

Uncompromising. That's the word to describe Brian Moore. As a player he never took a backwards step, in commentary he would recognise brilliance no matter who it was ( even the French!) He would also express his ire at poor play, stupidity and lack of imagination no matter who ( particularly his beloved England) because he wants rugby to be better. Better players, better referees, better games.

[@JGrowl-er9md]

Gotta love Brian Moore. Passionate about doing it right.

[@gavinwilliams5846]

Nice mention for the great pontypool !

[@thecuttingsark5094]

Love Brian Moore. A beacon of common sense among us posh southern rugby toffs.

[@animekawaiichan9399]

0:48 "Enough" LMFAO!!!! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@royw-g3120]

Was clearly a fan of England but not completely one-eyed, as seen here he would really give England both barrels if they were playing poorly.

[@alexwheelhouse4530]

My dad went to school with Brian and I’ve met him a few times, and let me say this, he’s as opinionated as a commentator as he is in real life. A right laugh to be around but when he goes on rants like you see here it’s scary to be in the same room as him 😂. Proper Yorkshireman through and through, from an era that is being quickly forgotten. It’ll be sad not hearing his voice any more as a commentator. People might think he’s biased but he brings more entertainment and passion in his commentary than any other has or will do

[@Tomokos123]

14 years later and England are still kicking the ball away.

[@stephenreeds3632]

This hys is about Brian Moore for God's sake. Don't taint it with your anti English bile.

[@colinjennings3661]

Moore and Butler the Waldorf and Stadtler of commentary

[@Sterlingjob]

The best comment was one when he said…that’s just a gay slap…but cannot find the clip anywhere!

[@marcusantonius4121]

He's not everyone's cup of tea but he I liked him a lot. As a back I'll definitely miss his insights about the scrum

[@alungranville7289]

appreciated him as a person and his knowledge and honesty when commentating. A sad loss to the sport.

[@macdonaldsadler]

Why is a straight talker like Brian Moore not in the England setup!

[@MrHistorian123]

Brian Moore was one of the best commentators I've heard. He knew what he was talking about and said it loud and clear. Big error by the BBC.

[@thewomble1509]

One of many...............

[@Rmcaw]

This video reminds me how lacklustre and devoid of idea England were in the late 2000's following the post 2003 world cup hangover..... p.s Brian, you will be missed!

[@gurrrn1102]

We had none of these: “The problem with England is they lack discipline. Not in the sense of giving away penalties blah blah blah” “The referees don’t know what goes on in the front row” “That’s just like Osric isn’t it. A hit, a very palpable hit” “That lineout wasn’t straight for gods sake”

[@judaspriest4957]

I miss Moore and Eddie 😢

[@kentendo6453]

I've always liked his criticism of Rolland, mainly because he's one of those referees I watched scratching my head at times. Not all the time, but like Steve Walsh and Poite I found myself baffled at some decisions

[@criffermaclennan]

I think he's a brilliant summariser

[@johnbird4294]

a true forwardc out n out

[@fenwickthompson99]

Trying to get hits on your channel - I gave up when the subtitles mentioned Sue Gray.

[@seanmcdonagh6237]

He’ll be missed, even if he’s so England it hurts

[@stephenreeds3632]

Have you listened to Jiffy and Philip Matthews?

[@gavinwilliams5846]

Better than that other Englishman Eddie butler 🤣🤣

[@williamwills225]

His only problem was he could never shut up. His opinions and wrong comments were manifest.

[@goliath_red1102]

Now you gotta make a best Nigel Owens refereeing quotes

[@AndrewDavidForde]

I've already made two, just type in '10 minutes of Nigel Owens being Nigel Owens'

[@goliath_red1102]

@@AndrewDavidForde k

[@pauldurkee4764]

Wonderful commentator Brian Moore, especially if you want to learn the intricacies of forward play. The game would be so much quicker and better if the IRB had hired brian to sort out the mess that scrummaging has been. Well played brian we will certainly miss you. 👍

[@rigby7662]

Super hans

[@peadarbarbosa]

Moore has gotten a lot better as a commentator. He used to be so brutally pro-England that it became unwatchable. I remember one England-Ireland game - I think maybe the Irish Triple Crown victory at Twickenham - when despite Ireland dominating for 60 mins, Moore claimed that England deserved to be leading, only for Keith Wood to put him in his place by asking "Brian, what game are you watching?"

[@oldmanwillyboy2786]

I hated Moorey as player, but he's the best commentator in the NH!

[@randalllederman6346]

Rugby is not aggressive political banter. When ever Brian’s cometary was on it distracted from the pleasure of watching Rugby. Sorry Brian. You were a great player.

[@martincraig9613]

Andrew Cotter was dreading those two words. Luckily the second wasn’t, ‘off’!

[@graemenawn]

5.10 Eddies sigh lol