Jack Kyle

Jack Kyle

Full name	John Wilson Kyle
Date of birth	(1926-02-10)10 February 1926
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	28 November 2014(2014-11-28) (aged 88)
Place of death	Bryansford, Northern Ireland
School	Belfast Royal Academy
University	Queen's University, Belfast
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points)
Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points)
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 1946–1958 1950 1948–1954 Ireland British Lions Barbarians 46 6 8 0(24) 0(6) 0(3)

Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)

Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)

National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1946–1958 1950 1948–1954	Ireland British Lions Barbarians	46 6 8	0(24) 0(6) 0(3)

John Wilson Kyle, OBE (10 February 1926 – 27 November 2014), commonly referred to as Jack Kyle or Jackie Kyle, was a rugby union player who played for Ireland, the British Lions and the Barbarians during the 1940s and 1950s. Kyle is best known for leading Ireland to a grand slam in the 1948 Five Nations Championship. In 1950, Kyle was declared one of the six players of the year by the New Zealand Rugby Almanac. Kyle is a member of the International Rugby Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame before the two halls merged to form the current World Rugby Hall of Fame. He was named the Greatest Ever Irish Rugby Player by the Irish Rugby Football Union in 2002.

Kyle was educated at Belfast Royal Academy and studied medicine at Queen's University, Belfast. He graduated in 1951 and in 1991, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University. In 2007, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Journal of Medical Science and the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. He was awarded an OBE in 1959.

Kyle first played for Ireland during the Second World War in a friendly against a British Army XV. However, no caps were awarded. He made his official debut for Ireland on 25 January 1947 against France in the 1947 Five Nations Championship in an 8-12 defeat Landsdowne Road.

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