Laidlaw captains Edinburgh against Munster

Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Rugby News

Greig Laidlaw will captain a new-look Edinburgh side for the trip to Magners League champions Munster on Friday evening (19 February, kick off 8pm, live on Setanta Ireland) and head coach Rob Moffat believes the scrum-half has the right skill-set to lead the side to a positive result.

Laidlaw, 24, signed a new two year contract with Edinburgh on Monday and has been rewarded with the captaincy for the trip to Cork to face the tournament title holders.

Moffat says that his elevation to captain was a logical choice and will lead to a seamless transition should replacement Mike Blair be introduced into the action during the game.

Moffat said: “Greig is playing consistently well and I think he is a natural leader.

“At scrum half, he is in a good position to captain the side and, with Mike on the bench, it means if we make the change then there is a straight swap.”

Laidlaw forms a half-back combination with David Blair, who makes his first appearance for Edinburgh since damaging his ankle against Bath in December.

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Rory Hutton: “GB sevens team a golden opportunity”

Posted on Oct 2, 2009 in Rugby News

Scotland 7s internationalist, Rory Hutton, believes a Great Britain sevens team could present the UK with a golden opportunity.

The home nations will form a Great Britain sevens team for the 2016 Olympic Games if the abbreviated game is accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Copenhagen in a week’s time (Friday 9 October).

Hutton, who has experience of the IRB World Sevens Series and this year’s World Cup in Dubai, was part of the impromptu GB select side ‘Help for Heroes’ that took part in the Middlesex sevens in August.

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