Conversations with My Father: Jack Kyle

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Jack Kyle was the rugby giant of his time, but he was also so much more than a sporting legend. Whilst he was winning a Grand Slam and touring with the Lions, Jack Kyle was also studying to be a doctor. When he retired from playing rugby - as the world's most-capped player - his sense of adventure and medical ambition led him to settle in Chingola, Zambia, where he spent the next thirty-four years of his life. For many years, he was the only medically trained surgeon in the town and so faced many challenges, not least the appearance of and devastation caused by AIDS. Written as a series of conversations with his daughter, Justine, CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FATHER reveals Jack Kyle as a supremely gifted rugby player, a dedicated surgeon and a gentle family man.

Justine Kyle McGrath was born in Chingola, Zambia and educated in Northern Ireland. She currently teaches French and Spanish on a freelance basis and also runs Equilibria Coaching, which provides career coaching to individuals and workshops to organisations. She lives in Dublin with her husband Conor.

Lovingly crafted and well-written ... this is so much more than a rugby book but then Jack Kyle was so much more than a rugby player - Irish Times Much more than a sports book, this is a nostalgic look at a full life wisely lived - Irish Examiner A man of unrivalled class, on and off the pitch - Irish Independent