- Roy Laidlaw
Roy James Laidlaw (born
October 5 ,1953 ) is a Scottishrugby union footballer.Laidlaw was capped 47 times for Scotland between 1980 - 1988, and British Lions in
New Zealand in 1983.He is one of several Scottish scrum-half|plural=yes that include
Gary Armstrong - his predescesor atJed-Forest ,Alan Lawson ,Bryan Redpath ,Andy Nicol ,Mike Blair andChris Cusiter .Patient Wait for First Cap
Laidlaw came to prominence in the late 1970s due a string of good performances for Scotland B, then managed by
Jim Telfer . At the time,Dougie Morgan was holding down the scrum half position in the Scotland team, having displaced Alan Lawson. As Lawson refused to act as replacement, Laidlaw gained a place on the bench. When Morgan retired in 1979, the selectors brought back Lawson, with Laidlaw staying on the bench. Laidlaw continued his good form for Scotland B, and finally gained a place in the Scotland team in the 1980 season, having sat on the bench for 10 games without coming on as a replacement. [David Ferguson, " [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/rugby.cfm?id=366552006 Laidlaw hopes mirror image of '86 produces Six Nations result] ". The Scotsman, March 11th 2006.]1983 Lions Tour
Laidlaw gained a place in the test team on the
1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand , after the loss of firstTerry Holmes and thenNigel Melville to injury, playing in all four tests. In total he played in a notably high number of games; 13 of the 18. He scored two tries on the tour and captained the Lions team twice, in the victories over West Coast and Wairarapa Bush.Partnership With John Rutherford
Laidlaw partnered stand off John Rutherford a record 35 times for Scotland. As of 1988 this was a world record. [John Rutherford and Roy Laidlaw with Norman Mair, "Rugby Partnership": Stanley Paul, 1988. ISBN 0-09-172703-0.]
References
External links
* [http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=325&id=474252002 Roy Laidlaw in the Scotsman]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=816 Roy Laidlaw in Sporting Heroes - 1]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=817 Roy Laidlaw in Sporting Heroes - 2]
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