Bronwyn Laidlaw
Rugby player
Date of birth | (1974-12-27) 27 December 1974 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Nambour, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||
School | Immanuel Lutheran College | ||||||||||||||||
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Bronwyn Laidlaw (born 27 December 1974) is a former Australian rugby union player.
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
- ^ "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.
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Australia squad – 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup
- Rebecca Anderson
- Iliseva Batibasaga
- Tasileta Bethell
- Vanessa Bradley
- Tricia Brown
- Louise Burrows
- Paige Butcher
- Jacqueline Cutts
- Lito Fata
- Lisa Fiaola
- Annette Finch
- Kristy Frogley
- Alicia Frost
- Alexandra Hargreaves
- Bronwyn Laidlaw
- Tobie McGann
- Lindsay Morgan
- Rachelle Pirie
- Silei Poluleuligaga
- Kate Porter
- Ruan Sims
- Cheryl Soon
- Alana Thomas
- Rebecca Trethowan
- Kim Wilson
- Selena Worsley
Coach: Steve Hamson