I'd be sad to see him go, I immediately associate him with getting up in the middle of the night to watch the All Blacks trounce Scotland at Murrayfield. Great voice, great commentator and (I'm told) a very nice man indeed.
Sad news. Unlike a lot of other commentators, McLaren was alwyas even handed with all nations. As an Englishman, I never felt he was biased against us when we played the Jocks. Can't say the same about many of the current crop.