Greig Laidlaw

Greig Laidlaw (born 12 October 1985) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a scrum-half and as a fly-half. Laidlaw holds the record for most caps as captain, 39, of the Scottish national team. He also represented the British & Irish Lions in 2017.

Greig Laidlaw
Birth nameGreig David Laidlaw
Date of birth (1985-10-12) 12 October 1985
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb)
SchoolJedburgh Grammar School
Occupation(s)Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half / Fly-Half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2014 Edinburgh Rugby 137 (598)
2014–2017 Gloucester 59 (559)
2017–2020 Clermont Auvergne 58 (408)
2020–2023 Urayasu D-Rocks 18 (96)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2006 Scotland U21 14 (0)
2008–2011 Scotland A 10 (0)
2011–2019 Scotland 76 (714)
2017 British & Irish Lions 0 (0)
2018 Barbarians 1 (7)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2008–2010 Scotland 7s 8

Although Laidlaw was a scrum half, he is often used as the first-choice goal kicker by his teams. Laidlaw scored over 700 points for Scotland in his career and is one of the highest points scorers in rugby union history.

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