Birth name | Fraser Lyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Aberdeen University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fraser Lyle (born 16 June 1988) is a Scotland 7s international rugby union player. He is a utility back and can play at centre, fly-half, or fullback. He plays for London Scottish. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors. [1]
Lyle has played rugby for Morrison's Academy, Crieff & Strathearn RFC, Aberdeen Grammar, Calgary Hornets [2] and Stirling County.
Lyle was working as an estate agent before his dream call up to the Glasgow Warriors in November 2014 [3]
He was part of the Glasgow Warriors squad that successfully defended their Melrose 7s title in 2015.
Glasgow Warriors extended Lyle's contract through to May 2017. [4]
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that Lyle would be released by the Warriors at the end of the season. He made 8 first team appearances for the club. [5]
For the 2017-18 season Lyle signed for London Scottish. [1]
He was called into the Scotland Sevens for the Hong Kong Sevens tournament in 2015 [6]
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