- Date of Birth25 / 10 / 1865
- Died07 / 11 / 1931
- Lions Tours1888
- Lions Origins SchoolsRoyal HS Edinburgh
- Lions Origins ClubsSouth of Scotland, Roxburgh County, Hawick
Alex Laing was selected for the first British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1888.
The Hawick-born forward left his hometown with brothers Bob and Willie Burnet by night train, cheered on by a large crowd ahead of the five-month tour.
Laing played 26 times while on Tour but did not score any tries.
The Hawick-born forward left his hometown with brothers Bob and Willie Burnet by night train, cheered on by a large crowd ahead of the five-month tour.
Laing played 26 times while on Tour but did not score any tries.