Hundreds of mourners packed St Mary's Church in Bathwick today topay their last respects to one of Bath's sporting heroes.
Former Bath Rugby captain Robbie Lye died last month at the ageof 62 after being taken ill whilst eating a piece of steak at home.
And this afternoon family, friends and well-wishers gathered tosay goodbye to the man described by fellow Bath veteran GarethChilcott as someone who summed up rugby.
Speaking at the service, Mr Chilcott said of the self-employedbuilder: "A piece of rugby folklore has gone in the passing ofRobbie.
"Its nice to be important but it's more important to be nice andRobbie was both."
The Bristol-born …
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