Laurence "Laurie" Gant MBE (21 July 1922 – 19 October 2004) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward in the 1940s and 1950s, coached in the 1960s and 1970s, and refereed in the 1950s and 1960s.
He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (A-Team), and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage ? 287), during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Featherstone Rovers and York.
Laurie Gant was the president of St Michael's Cricket club [1], and the Wakefield branch of the Royal British Legion.