Roy Laidlaw

: January 6, 2024
: Rugby Union Player

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Full Name	Roy Laidlaw
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 5, 1953(1953-10-05)
Age	71
Birthplace	Jedburgh
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Libra

Roy Laidlaw Biography

Name	Roy Laidlaw
Birthday	Oct 5
Birth Year	1953
Place Of Birth	Jedburgh
Home Town	Scotland
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Libra
Children(s)	Clark Laidlaw

Roy Laidlaw is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on October 5, 1953 in Jedburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Roy James Laidlaw, born 5 October 1953, is a Scottish rugby league player. Laidlaw was capped 47 time as a scrumhalf for Scotland from 1980-1988 and British Lions in New Zealand 1983.

For three seasons, he was an international reserve before being capped in 1980.

Laidlaw gained a place in the test team on the 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, after the loss of first Terry Holmes and then Nigel 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.

In 1983, he became captain of Scotland, and his style was described as being like “Gareth Edwards rather than Jacques Fouroux.” Massie added:

Allan Massie wrote this during Laidlaw’s international career in mid-1980s.

Roy Laidlaw Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Rugby Union Player
House	Living in own house.

Roy Laidlaw is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roy Laidlaw 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Laidlaw rose to prominence in late 1970s thanks to several good performances for Scotland B, which was then managed by Jim Telfer.

Dougie Morgan, who had replaced Alan Lawson, was still holding the scrum half position for Scotland. Lawson refused to replace Laidlaw, so Laidlaw was appointed to the bench. The selectors brought back Morgan in 1979. Laidlaw remained on the bench. Laidlaw, who had sat on the bench in Scotland B for 10 games, finally earned a spot in the Scotland team for the 1980 season.

Although he was first capped against Ireland in 1980, he didn’t become a regular until 1981. Amongst the highlights of his career, were his two tries in the Triple Crown decider in Dublin, and when he scored a long range solo try against England.

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Who is Roy Laidlaw Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Roy Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Roy Laidlaw celebrates birthday on October 5 of every year.

A nephew of Scotland scrum half Roy Laidlaw , he joined Edinburgh in the summer of 2006.

He wanted to be a top-flight rugby player. He used to play with Chris, Clark and Scott ( his rugby player cousins ) in those days and, though they were older, Greg was really competitive. I always said he’s got his mother’s boot in him. I used to get that if I’d been out too long at the weekends.”