Legendary Ireland player warmly recalled by rugby fans
Earlier today we brought you the
sad news that Jack Kyle passed away at the age of 88.
The 1948 Grand Slam winner was a hero to Irish rugby fans for half a century and was a star of the game through the 1940s and 1950s.
Here's just a selection of some of the warmth expressed on social media for the Belfast native:
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/538319100767117312
https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/538309686068379650
https://twitter.com/RonanOGara10/status/538298516071022592
https://twitter.com/sportsdes/status/538307583371902976
https://twitter.com/CoghlanFiona/status/538298344867905537
https://twitter.com/UlsterRugby/status/538303416041484288
https://twitter.com/lionsofficial/status/538304643953352704
https://twitter.com/TomMcGurk/status/538308828966948864