Jack Kyle

Jack Kyle

Player information
Full name	John Wilson Kyle
birthday	January 10, 1926
place of birth	Belfast , Northern Ireland
date of death	November 28, 2014
Place of death	Bryansford, Northern Ireland
Nickname	Jackie
society
society	Career ended
position	Interconnects
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
	Queen's University RFC
	North of Ireland RFC
	Ulster
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
1947-1958	Ireland	46 (24)
1950	British and Irish Lions	6 (6)

John Wilson "Jack" Kyle (born January 10, 1926 in Belfast , † November 28, 2014 in Bryansford near Newcastle , County Down ) was an Irish rugby union player who was used on the position of the connector . He was active for the Irish national team and the British and Irish Lions . He was voted the best Irish player of all time by the public.

Kyle made his debut for Ireland against France in the country's first rugby game after World War II in 1947 . A year later he led the team to its first Grand Slam . He was used in every game of the Irish for seven years until he was suspended for a long time due to an injury. In 1954 he returned and played four more years. With his 46 internationals he was a record international player at the time. In 1950 he was included in the Lions' roster for their tour to New Zealand and Australia . He was used in 20 of the 29 games, including all six official internationals.

Kyle studied medicine at Queen's University and spent 30 years as a surgeon in Africa . He also played rugby for the university club. In 1999 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame . He died on November 28, 2014 at the age of 88.

Web links

• National team statistics
• Lions profile
• Entry into the International Rugby Hall of Fame

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kyle named as Greatest Ever Irish Rugby Player ( Memento from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Jack Kyle - Obituary. Obituary in The Daily Telegraph, December 2, 2014 (accessed December 3, 2014).