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Francis Andrew Linden Laidlaw (20 September 1940 – 31 March 2025) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Scotland's International Players.Bath, p119
Norman Mair once said that Frank Laidlaw regarded the loss of his own ball as he would a family bereavement.
Laidlaw played for a Scottish Border XV on 10 October 1962 in a warm up for that year's championship and to secure selection to the South side.
He played for South of Scotland District.
He played for the Whites Trial side on 15 December 1962, 9 February 1963 and 2 March 1963.
He toured twice with the British & Irish Lions:- to Australia and New Zealand in 1966 and New Zealand in 1971.
International
Laidlaw was capped thirty-two times for Scotland as a hooker between 1964 and 1971Griffiths, page 2:38-2:40 and captained his country twice.McLaren, p133 His 1966 game against Wales was what was known as "the Melrose Game" by Bill McLaren because his club, Melrose, had four players on the national side: the others being Alex Hastie, David Chisholm and Jim Telfer. Scotland won 11–5.
Outside rugby
Laidlaw was born in Hawick, Scotland on 20 September 1940. He was a proponent of Scientology. Laidlaw died on 31 March 2025, at the age of 84. Obituary: Frank Laidlaw
Categories: 1940 Births, 2025 Deaths, Barbarian F.c. Players, British & Irish Lions Rugby Union Players From Scotland, Melrose Rfc Players, Rugby Union Hookers, Rugby Union Players From Hawick, Scotland International Rugby Union Players, Scottish Rugby Union Players, Scottish Scientologists, South Of Scotland District Players, Whites Trial Players
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