Dave Woods is a British sports commentator who covers rugby league and football for the BBC and BT Sport, with occasional freelance work for Five on its Champions League and Europa League coverage. He began his sports journalism career in 1985 at the Wigan-based news agency Barnes and moved to the BBC in 1990. He is the main voice of the Super League Show, commentated on the 2012 Europa League Final alongside Stan Collymore, and took over the Challenge Cup Final commentary from Ray French in 2009 after attending every final since 1974. He also commentated for the host broadcaster HBS at several FIFA World Cups and European Championships, lectured in radio at the University of Huddersfield until 2008, and qualified as a personal trainer in 2020.
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Dave Woods, the BBC’s Rugby League Correspondent, has been awarded the Arthur Brooks Trophy by the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters Association, for services to the sport.
Dave Woods (commentator) (Wikipedia)
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is a British sports commentator
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He covers rugby league and football for the BBC and BT Sport
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