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Born in [[Galashiels]], Lyall was a [[Gala RFC|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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=War Casualties |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19440219/113/0003 |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=19 February 1944}}</ref>
Lyall represented [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] in their unofficial internationals played in the immediate post war period, prior to gaining his maiden cap against the touring [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]] at Murrayfield in 1947.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gala Hooker As Stand By |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19470117/207/0006 |work=Edinburgh Evening News |date=17 January 1947}}</ref> He was Scotland's hooker for all four matches of their [[1948 Five Nations]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=S R U backs the send-off ref. |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19560118/014/0014 |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=18 January 1956}}</ref> A sciatica issue he picked up as a prisoner in Germany forced him to retire aged 30.<ref>{{cite news |title=In the Blood |url=https://www
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