Dod Lyall | |
Full Name: | George Gibson Lyall |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1921 |
Birth Place: | Galashiels, Scotland |
Position: | Hooker |
Repyears1: | 1947–48 |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
George Gibson Lyall (23 May 1921 — 10 May 1996) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born in Galashiels, Lyall was a Gala hooker whose career was impacted by World War II, during which he served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force. He was captured by Germany in 1944 and sent to a prisoner of war camp.[1]
Lyall represented Scotland in their unofficial internationals played in the immediate post war period, prior to gaining his maiden cap against the touring Wallabies at Murrayfield in 1947.[2] He was Scotland's hooker for all four matches of their 1948 Five Nations campaign.[3] A sciatica issue he picked up as a prisoner in Germany forced him to retire aged 30.[4]