Bronwyn Laidlaw (born 27 December 1974) is a former Australian rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 27 December 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nambour, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Immanuel Lutheran College | ||||||||||||||||
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Laidlaw made her Wallaroos test debut in 1997 against the United States in Brisbane.[1] She was part of Australia’s first Rugby World Cup squad that competed at the 1998 tournament in the Netherlands.[2][3] She had dislocated her collarbone in the Wallaroos quarter-final loss to England in 1998 but continued playing.[3] She was also named in the 2002 and 2006 Rugby World Cup squads.[4][5]
In April 2022, Laidlaw was one of more than 100 former Queensland women’s players who were honoured with caps at the Reds and Melbourne Rebels Super W match at Suncorp Stadium.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Bronwyn Laidlaw". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b Tucker, Jim (4 April 2022). "Rugby World Cup trailblazers celebrate 2029 call as a game-changer for women". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b Tucker, Jim (26 October 2022). "World Cup trailblazers of 1998 salute Wallaroos and rise of Women's Rugby". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Rugby: Palmer to reach milestone against Australia". NZ Herald. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Wallaroos World Cup rugby squad named". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2023.