Stornoway Rugby Club

 

Player Profile

 

Name:  Derek J Laidlaw

  

Nickname: Silver Fox

 

 Clubs Played For: Kelso, Middlesbrough, Portobello, Heriot Watt University

  

Best Moment in Rugby: Fortunate to have played against the odd cap or big team, but just playing the game, at whatever level, and enjoying all that goes with it has provided a million best moments

 

 Worst Moment in Rugby: after scoring a try dropped by Kelso for an  unknown youngster (George Fairbairn later played rugby league for wigan and great britain, so maybe the selectors were right!)

 

 Worst Away ground: Elgin’s ‘stadium’ left a bit to be desired. 

 

Preferred Position: stand off (but at my age just being in the team is a bonus) 

 

Favourite Pub: anywhere its not my round 

 

Toughest Opponents: Galashiels Academy (ruled the Border Schools roost), Hawick (scottish kingpins loaded with caps at the time) and Newcastle Gosforth (the week after they’d won the cup at twickers) 

 

In 10 Years I want to Be: happy 

 

Favourite music: anything I can drum too 

 

Favourite Films: cinema paradiso and the lion king

 

Person you’d hate to sit next to on a flight: Bin Laden 

 

Favourite Drink: one in good company