Greig Laidlaw

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Greig Laidlaw
Rugby union career
Full name	Greig David Laidlaw
Date of birth	(1985-10-12) 12 October 1985
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	12 st 8 lbs (80 kg)
School	Jedburgh Grammar School
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union player
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half / Fly-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007–present	Edinburgh	134	(574)
correct as of 30 January 2014.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011 - 2008-2011 2004-2006	Scotland Scotland A Scotland U21	25 10 14	(229) () ()
correct as of 3 February 2014.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2008-2010	Scotland 7s		8

Greig Laidlaw (born 12 October 1985) is a Scottish International rugby scrum-half and out half, currently with Edinburgh.

Nephew of Scotland’s legendary scrum half, Roy Laidlaw,^[1] he joined Edinburgh in the summer of 2006 and signed a new two-year contract in February 2010. His first-team opportunities were limited at Edinburgh behind Scotland scrum-half Mike Blair, but in 2010 he signed a new two-year deal with the Scottish side.

His earlier representative rugby included games for Borders’ under-16 and under-18 as well as the Scotland under-18. After stint with the Scotland sevens and under-21 sides, he made his full Scotland debut against New Zealand at Murrayfield in November 2010. In January 2011 he was called up to Scotland's Six Nations squad and although he did not get any game time he was retained in Andy Robinson's 40-man squad ahead of the World Cup. He captained Scotland A to wins over the Ireland Wolfhounds and Italy A in early 2011, and then skippered Edinburgh in the Magners League.

Greig finally became a regular piece in the national side during the 2012 Six Nations, following Dan Parks' sudden retirement after the first round of the tournament. As such, he took on the kicking duties, and his first start against Wales he scored all of Scotland's 13 points, including a try.^[2] He remained at fly-half throughout the rest of 2012 at both international and club level, and captained Edinburgh to a semi-final appearance in that year's Heineken Cup.

The 2013 Six Nations saw Ruaridh Jackson be recalled to the national side, so Laidlaw was shifted back to scrum-half while still taking Scotland's kicks. He was second-leading scorer of the season with 61 points, behind only Wales' Leigh Halfpenny.^[3] He was left out of the Lions tour, instead heading to the South African Quadrangular Tournament. He kicked a last-minute conversion against Italy to salvage something from an underwhelming tournament, giving Scotland a 30-29 victory. He continued to captain Edinburgh throughout the 2013-14 season, missing out on a place in the Amlin Challenge Cup on points difference.

References

↑ Turnbull, Simon (13 October 2012). "Greig Laidlaw: Thirsty for more Heineken".
↑ Palmer, Bryn (12 February 2012). "Greig Laidlaw: Six Nations: Wales 27-13 Scotland".
↑ "Statbunker 2013 Six Nations Leading Scorers".

External links

ESPNScrum profile

v t e Edinburgh Rugby squad

Forwards	Atkins Basilaia Blaauw Coman Cox Cross Denton Dickinson du Preez Ford Gilchrist Grant Hilterbrand Lawrie Leonardi Lutui McInally Nel Niven Parker Rennie van der Westhuizen Walker

Backs	Atiga Beard Bezuidenhout Black Brown Cuthbert De Luca Dominguez Fife Francis Hart Hunter Kennedy Jones Laidlaw Leck Leonard Scott Strauss Tonks Visser Walker

Coach	Alan Solomons

Persondata
Name	Laidlaw, Greig
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish rugby union player
Date of birth	12 October 1985
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death

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