Friday 28 November 2014 12:47, UK
Jack Kyle, one of Ireland's all-time rugby greats, has died aged 88.
The former Ulster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions fly-half passed away on Thursday night.
"Jack died peacefully in his sleep at home last night, surrounded by close family members," his family said in a statement.
Belfast-born Kyle won 46 caps for Ireland and six for the Lions, and guided his national side to their first-ever Five Nations Grand Slam in 1948 - he went on to be awarded an OBE in 1959.
In 2002 Kyle was voted Ireland's greatest-ever player, underlining his standing alongside the likes of Brian O'Driscoll and Willie John McBride as the country's most-celebrated rugby stars.
Kyle spent more than 30 years working as a consultant surgeon in Chingola, Zambia, at the end of his playing career before he returned to Ireland and settled in his native Co Down.
Ireland's record points scorer Ronan O'Gara said on Twitter: "It was great to have shared the day with Jack Kyle in Cardiff. A thorough gentleman. Deepest sympathies to his loved ones."
