Laurie Mains

Laurie Mains

Full name	Laurence William Mains
Date of birth	(1946-02-16) 16 February 1946
Place of birth	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
School	King's High
Occupation(s)	residential building
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fullback
New Zealand No.	697
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Southern
correct as of 2007-02-04.
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1967-1976	Otago	115	(967)
correct as of 2007-02-04.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1971-1976	All Blacks	15	(153)
correct as of 2007-02-04.
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
1984-1991 1992-1995 2000-2001 2002-2003	Otago All Blacks Cats Highlanders
correct as of 2007-02-04.

Laurence William "Laurie" Mains MNZM (born 16 February 1946) is a former rugby union footballer and coach who represented New Zealand. Mains' representative career started when he first played for Otago in 1967. He made his All Blacks début in 1971, against the British and Irish Lions. His last Test was against Ireland in 1976. Although he toured South Africa in 1976, he played no Test matches.

Mains' coaching career started with Otago, whom he coached for eight years. He was appointed All Blacks coach in 1992, and coached them to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final; where they lost to South Africa.

In the 1998 New Year Honours, Mains was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby.

He is the current owner of GJ Gardner Homes in Dunedin, New Zealand and is an oldboy of King's High School.

External links

• Laurie Mains at AllBlacks.com
• Laurie Mains' Opinion column at Rugby Heaven

Sporting positions
Preceded by Alex Wyllie	All Blacks coach 1992–1995	Succeeded by John Hart