Laurie Mains

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Laurie Mains
Full name	Laurence William Mains
Date of birth	1946-02-16
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.80m m
Weight	78kg kg
Rugby union career
Position	Full-back
All Black No.	697
Amateur clubs
	Southern
correct as of 2007-02-04.
Provincial/State sides		Caps	(points)
1967-1976	Otago	115	(967)
correct as of 2007-02-04.
National team(s)
1971-1976	All Blacks	15	(153)
correct as of 2007-02-04.
Teams coached
1984-1991 1992-1995 2000-2001 2002-2003	Otago All Blacks Cats Highlanders
correct as of 2007-02-04.
Other Information
School attended	King's High

Laurie Mains (born 16 February 1946 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is a rugby union coach, and former New Zealand rugby union player. Mains' representative career started when he first played for Otago in 1967. He made his All Blacks début in 1971, against the British and Irish Lions. His last Test was against Ireland in 1976. Although he toured South Africa in 1976, he played no Test matches. His coaching career started with Otago, whom he coached for eights years. He was appointed All Blacks coach in 1992, and coached them to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final; where they lost to South Africa.