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Radio Scotland,03 Nov 2026,61 mins

The remarkable rise of Clark Laidlaw

BBC Radio Scotland Rugby Podcast

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Tom English and Andy Burke sit down with Hurricanes head coach Clark Laidlaw ahead of Scotland v New Zealand in the Autumn Nations. The former Scotland Sevens International who worked his way to coach the New Zealand Sevens team to a Commonwealth Gold in 2018 and a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has just led Hurricanes to a Super Rugby trophy. Plus Tom and Andy look back at the contrasting fortunes of Glasgow and Edinburgh as Glasgow stay top and Edinburgh disappoint in the URC.

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