Rugby Sevens - LAIDLAW Clark

Date of Birth: 16 Jul 1977

Gender: Male

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Rugby Sevens	Men NZL New Zealand	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M03 NZL New Zealand 50 KOR Republic of Korea 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M09 NZL New Zealand 35 ARG Argentina 14	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M16 NZL New Zealand 14 AUS Australia 12	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M21 NZL New Zealand 21 CAN Canada 10	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Semi-final #M30 NZL New Zealand 29 GBR Great Britain 7	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Gold Medal Match #M34 NZL New Zealand 12 FIJ Fiji 27	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He played rugby union [15-a-side] for Livorno in Italy and Borders in Scotland. He also represented Scotland in rugby sevens. (therugbysite.com, 01 Jun 2013)

He guided the New Zealand sevens team to the 2019/20 World Series title. (stuff.co.nz, 04 Jul 2020)

He led the New Zealand sevens team to victory at the 2018 World Cup in San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (stuff.co.nz, 23 Jul 2018)

He coached the New Zealand sevens team to gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (stuff.co.nz, 23 Jul 2018)

In 2018 he was named New Zealand Coach of the Year at New Zealand Rugby's Annual Awards. (planetrugby.com, 13 Dec 2018)

He was named Coach of the Tournament at the 2018 World Cup in San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (world.rugby, 23 Jul 2018)

Appointment:

Previous role:

In 2010 he was appointed as skills coach with the New Zealand rugby sevens team. In the same year he took up the same position with the Taranaki Academy, a team he had worked with since 2008. In 2013 he was named assistant coach of the Hurricanes rugby union team in Wellington, New Zealand. Moving back to Great Britain, he worked as the London Irish assistant coach from 2015 to 2016.

General Interest

General
RUGBY FAMILY
His father Roy Laidlaw played rugby union [15-a-side] for Scotland at the 1987 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. His cousin Greig is a former Scottish international in the sport, and has played for the British and Irish Lions. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Aug 2019; therugbysite.com, 01 Jun 2013)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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