Chris Latham

Chris Latham (born 8 September 1975) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays at full back for the Queensland Reds and Australia.

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8 September - 1975 - Australia - Rugby union - Full back - Queensland Reds - Australia

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He started his career with the New South Wales Waratahs, but moved to Queensland in 1998 beginning a highly successful career with the Queensland Reds where he has been awarded the Australian Super 12 Player of the Year award 3 times (2000, 2003 and 2004). In 2005 he became the 21st player to win 100 caps for Queensland. Such is the love for "Latho" amongst the Queensland Reds supporters that amid speculation that he would move to Munster the famous XXXX Hill was renamed the "Don't Go Latho" Hill in a successful effort to keep him in Queensland.

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New South Wales Waratahs - Queensland - 1998 - Queensland Reds

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He made his international debut for Australia against France in 1998 and played in both the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups.

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Australia - France - 1998 - 1999 - 2003 - Rugby World Cup

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He was the star of the Northern Hemisphere v Southern Hemisphere Tsunami Relief match held at Twickenham in March 2005, in which he scored 3 tries in a game which pitted the best players from each hemisphere against each other.

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Until 2004, his performance in the Super 12 had not translated to international rugby, where he was otherwise a choice for Australia in the absence of other candidates like Mat Rogers and the recently retired Matt Burke. He has now, however made the position his own and now fellow Reds player, Drew Mitchell has become his fiercest rival for the Wallaby fullback spot.

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Super 12 - Australia - Mat Rogers - Matt Burke

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Regarded by many as the greatest footballer in the world on his day.

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