NEWS EXTRA

By GARY HEATLY

Bond: Chris with dad Roy

CHRIS LAIDLAW, the son of Scotland and British & Irish Lions rugby legend Roy Laidlaw, is to run the first of 12 marathons in a 12 month period on January 1 to raise funds for charity. On October 31 it was revealed that ex-scrum-half Roy, 67, a member of Scotland’s 1984 Grand Slam team and the 1983 Lions to New Zealand, is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The Jedburgh man has been facing up to his new challenge – and now Chris is ready to take on a test of his own to show support for his father.
Chris, the cousin...