William John Campbell Lyall
Scotland international rugby union player
Rugby player
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Birth name | William John Campbell Lyall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1848-01-27)27 January 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 22 April 1931(1931-04-22) (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Lyall (27 January 1848 – 22 April 1931) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh.[1]
Born in Edinburgh in 1848 to David and Isabella Lyall, William Lyall played as a Forward.[2]
Lyall played in the first ever rugby union international match for Scotland against England in 27 March 1871[3]
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