Commentator (NOT PUNDIT) of the Tournament

[stormmaster1]

in that case i've never heard a good rugby commentator on the telly in the past 10 years in England. Prior to Moore as a pundit we seemed to permanantly have an anti-English commentary team.



The most enjoyable commentry i've ever heard was in the HC when Tigers took on Swansea (2001 q/fs i think). David Sole as a pundit and some other anti-english commentator going on about how boring Tigers were, 10 man rugby and all that. By the time the Leicester backs had finished ripping Swansea apart the commentators were struggling a bit to give any sort of opinion as they couldn't possibly give an English side a compliment.

 

[el_tk]

No. Moore is a pundit, not a commentator. There is a clear line between someone who says what he says and describes and talks about tactical plays, rules and playing exepriences. [/b]

In your haste to post your witty witty picture you miss my distinction.
He's not a pundit, he's not a commentator, he is a co-commentator. For example, in the course of a match the main commentator is speaking, Brian Moore (for example) could come out with something like "there's an overlap on the left and they should move the ball". The commentator is more likely to be focusing on the breakdown etc. and would miss this and it is not the kind of thing that the pundits in the studio would choose to analyse at HT/FT. Co-commentators exist in a murky world between commentators and pundits but they are clearly more like commentators than pundits, evidenced by their role during the match.

 

[Prestwick]

No, you've just completely ignored the distinction between a commentator and a pundit. There is no middle ground, you're either saying what you're seeing or grousing about how badly the teams are playing. Whatever Moore says about overlaps are more personal remmarks than actual commentating.

Thus, he is a pundit.

 

[RC]

:lol:

Just accept it Pete, you are fighting a losing battle.
You are arguing semantics here and it looks like nobody gives a damn.

Now, hands up who thinks Brian Moore was the best commentator! :bleh!:

 

[An Tarbh]

It's not even a question of semantics if you want to be so pedantic about this whole thing then rephrase your questions, who is the best chief/main/head whatever the f*** adjective you find appropriate, commentator.

If you keep your question as is then Brian Moore is a commentator and you can't say otherwise, he is in the commentary box, commentating on what is going on in the match therefore he is a commentator, QED

 

[el_tk]

No, you've just completely ignored the distinction between a commentator and a pundit. There is no middle ground, you're either saying what you're seeing or grousing about how badly the teams are playing. Whatever Moore says about overlaps are more personal remmarks than actual commentating.

Thus, he is a pundit.

[/b]

He is stating a fact from the match in front of him. What most would call "commentating". Different to studio analysis, but also different to commentating. Given where he sits during the match, closer to commentating than punditry in physical and metaphorical terms. You could hardly say he plays exactly the same role as Guscott/Wood

 

[An Tarbh]

<div class='quotemain'> No, you've just completely ignored the distinction between a commentator and a pundit. There is no middle ground, you're either saying what you're seeing or grousing about how badly the teams are playing. Whatever Moore says about overlaps are more personal remmarks than actual commentating.

Thus, he is a pundit.

[/b]

He is stating a fact from the match in front of him. What most would call "commentating". Different to studio analysis, but also different to commentating. Given where he sits during the match, closer to commentating than punditry in physical and metaphorical terms. You could hardly say he plays exactly the same role as Guscott/Wood
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Given he's actually in the commentary box, or area or whatever you want to call it now, I'd say he's a commentator, why do the graphics on screen say, commentators: Butler and Moore???