BOD, ROG and All Blacks among those to pay their respects to Jack Kyle on Twitter

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