Rugby: Greig Laidlaw happy to be back at stand-off for Edinburgh

GREIG LAIDLAW returns to the stand-off role for Edinburgh tomorrow against Munster at Murrayfield in the Heineken European Cup after a three-game sojourn at scrum half where he earned his Test spurs with Scotland.

Ironically, the reversal comes at the end of a week which saw the international retiral of Mike Blair which many might have expected to pave the way for Laidlaw, below, moving straight back in at No.9. It is the clearest indication yet that Laidlaw is being inked in for a stand-off outing when Scotland launch the RBS Six Nations Championship against England at Twickenham in three weeks.

Laidlaw’s Twitter address includes the figure “9”, prompting some to suggest this is where he considers himself strongest. However, while acknowledging that there is inevitably speculation as to his likely Scotland position, Laidlaw said: “I’ve been running at No. 9 the last few weeks and quite enjoying it. Overall, I’m happy with my form.