Kevin Francis Laidlaw (9 August 1934 – 30 July 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He played for the national team, the All Blacks in 1960, and later coached the Southland provincial team.[1] He is the only All Black from Ohai-Nightcaps.[2]
| Birth name | Kevin Francis Laidlaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 August 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nightcaps, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 July 2024 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Kevin's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laidlaw represented New Zealand in 17 games, including three tests. He made his test debut for New Zealand against South Africa at Cape Town on 23 July 1960. His last test was also against South Africa, at Port Elizabeth on 27 August 1960.[1]
Laidlaw was educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru.[1] He died in Invercargill on 30 July 2024, at the age of 89.[3] His son Paul was a Southland rugby representative in the 1980s.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kevin Laidlaw at the All Blacks (archived)
- ^ Palenski, Ron; Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville (2005). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby (4th ed.). Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. p. 119. ISBN 1-86971-026-6.
- ^ "Kevin Laidlaw: from Nightcaps to the All Blacks". Southland Tribune. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.