Laidlaw gets Scotland call-up

Uncapped Edinburgh scrum-half Greig Laidlaw has been called up to the Scotland bench for Saturday’s opening autumn Test with New Zealand after Rory Lawson failed to recover from a hand injury.

Laidlaw, nephew of former Scotland and British and Irish Lions scrum-half Roy Laidlaw, will provide cover for Scotland captain Mike Blair after being called up to the matchday 22.