14 Facts About Greig Laidlaw

Greig Laidlaw was born on 12 October 1985 and is a Scottish rugby union player.

Greig Laidlaw plays as a scrum-half and as a fly-half for Shining Arcs.

Greig Laidlaw has scored over 700 points for Scotland in his career and is one of the highest points scorers in rugby union history.

Greig Laidlaw captained Scotland A to wins over the Ireland Wolfhounds and Italy A in early 2011, and then skippered Edinburgh in the Celtic League.

On 4 March 2014 it was announced that Greig Laidlaw would depart Murrayfield at the end of the season and join English Premiership side Gloucester.

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Greig Laidlaw became a regular part of the Scotland team during the 2012 Six Nations, following Dan Parks' sudden retirement after the first round of the tournament.

Greig Laidlaw took on the kicking duties, and in his first start against Wales he scored all of Scotland's 13 points, including a try.

Greig Laidlaw 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.

Greig Laidlaw was second-leading scorer of the season with 61 points, behind Wales' Leigh Halfpenny.

Greig Laidlaw was left out of the 2013 Lions squad, instead heading to the South African Quadrangular Tournament with Scotland.

Greig Laidlaw was named as the captain of Scotland internationally in 2013, and has since captained the country 39 times, the most of any Scottish player.

Greig Laidlaw missed the 2017 Six Nations Championship due to injury, with flanker John Barclay standing in as captain during Greig Laidlaw's absence.

Greig Laidlaw returned to Scotland for the 2018 Six Nations Championship, retaining his place as a regular starter under new coach Gregor Townsend.

In 2018, Greig Laidlaw was capped with the Barbarians against England during the mid-year rugby tests.