bˈʌtlɚ ɹˈoʊt ɐ wˈiːkli kˈɑːlʌm ɪnðə ɹˈʌɡbi jˈuːniən sˈɛkʃən ʌvðɪ əbzˈɜːvɚ spˈoːɹt sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈoʊt fɚðə ɡˈɑːɹdiən, æz wˈɛl æz kˈɑːməntˌeɪɾɪŋ fɚðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː wɪð bɹˈaɪən mˈʊɹ, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈɪŋɡlənd hˈʊkɚ.
Butler wrote a weekly column in the Rugby Union section of The Observer Sport since 1991 and also wrote for The Guardian, as well as commentating for the BBC with Brian Moore, the former England hooker.