Laidlaw is the son of former
British & Irish Lions and
Scotland international rugby union player
Roy Laidlaw. His cousin,
Greig Laidlaw, also represented the
British & Irish Lions and
Scotland. In 2018, a year after becoming Head Coach of the
All Blacks Sevens, New Zealand won gold at the
2018 Commonwealth Games and the
2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. In 2020, Laidlaw guided the
All Blacks Sevens to win the
World Rugby Sevens Series and in 2021, a silver medal at the
Tokyo Olympics. In 2023 it was announced that Laidlaw would be stepping down as the
All Blacks Sevens head coach and joining the
Hurricanes as head coach from 2024. == References ==