Laurie Mains Explained

Laurie Mains
Birth Name:Laurence William Mains
Birth Date:16 February 1946
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation:Residential building
School:King's High School
Height:1.80NaN0
Weight:78kg (172lb)
Ru Position:Fullback
Amatteam1:Southern
Repyears1:1971–76
Repcaps1:15
Reppoints1:153
Province1:Otago
Provinceyears1:1967–76
Provinceapps1:115
Provincepoints1:967
Coachteams1:Otago
Coachteams2:New Zealand
Coachteams3:Cats
Coachteams4:Highlanders
Coachyears1:1984–91
Coachyears2:1992–95
Coachyears3:2000–01
Coachyears4:2002–03

Laurence William Mains (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.[1]

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

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  1. Web site: New Year honours list 1998 . 31 December 1997 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 1 September 2019.