Doran grew up in Ireland but moved to England in the late 1960s, working with Ryans Car Hire. A keen rugby fan, he set up Rugby Travel in Twickenham, which became Edwin Doran Sports Travel. The business celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
It later became part of Travelopia, and now trades as Edwin Doran Sports Tours. With the proceeds of the sale, Doran bought a vineyard an hour away from Cape Town that his family still runs.
There was also an agency in the centre of Twickenham, Edwin Doran’s Travel World, which his wife Rosie ran for many years.
