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Jack Kyle was the rugby giant of his time, but he is also so much more than a sporting legend. While 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 34 years of his life. For many years, he was the only medically-trained surgeon in the town, and so faced many challenges, not the least the appearance of and devastation caused by AIDS. Written as a series of conversations with his daughter, Justine, this book reveals Jack Kyle as a supremely gifted rugby player, a dedicated surgeon, and a gentle family man.