Dod Lyall

George Gibson Lyall (23 May 1921 — 10 May 1996) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Dod Lyall

Full name	George Gibson Lyall
Date of birth	(1921-05-23)23 May 1921
Place of birth	Galashiels, Scotland
Date of death	10 May 1996(1996-05-10) (aged 74)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–48 Scotland 5 (0)

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]

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players