Clark Laidlaw

Clark Laidlaw (born 16 July 1977) is a Scottish professional rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, becoming coach of the team in late 2023 ahead of the 2024 season. Laidlaw was the New Zealand Sevens head coach before stepping down in 2023.

Biography Laidlaw is the son of former Scotland and British Lions rugby union player Roy Laidlaw. His cousin, Greig Laidlaw, also represented Scotland and the Lions.

In 2018, a year after becoming head coach of New Zealand sevens, the team won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

In 2020, Laidlaw guided New Zealand 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 New Zealand head coach and joining the Hurricanes as head coach from 2024. 2022 (Bronze) Rugby World Cup Sevens: 2018, World Rugby Sevens Series: 2019–20, Summer Olympics: 2020 (Silver)