It capped a match-winning kicking display from Laidlaw, who notched 15 points, but instead he chose to praise the centre pairing that included Edinburgh teammate Matt Scott and Alex Dunbar.
Laidlaw, who featured 13 times in the RaboDirect PRO12 last season, said: "The new caps were absolutely brilliant.
"I thought they were outstanding, every one of them.
"I thought Matt Scott and Alex Dunbar were excellent in the centres, those guys are really maturing and we just need to keep pushing forward as a team.
"It has been tough but there is flip side to that coin. The young guys on the tour have put their hand up and they've given more depth to Scottish rugby already and they've only played in two or three Tests."
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