Chris Latham (rugby union)
| Full name | Christopher Eric Latham | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Latho | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Narrabri High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Michelle | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1997–98 1998–2008 2008–10 2010–12 |
Waratahs Reds Worcester Kyuden Voltex |
10 117 46 |
(211) (42) |
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Correct as of 2012-02-28
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1998–2007 | Australia | 78 | (200) |
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Correct as of 2011-10-24
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| Sevens national teams | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 1997, 2006 | Australia | ||
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Chris Latham (born 8 September 1975) is a former Australian rugby union player who enjoyed a distinguished representative career with the Queensland Reds and Australia between 1998 and 2007 before signing with Worcester Warriors in the UK and later Japanese club Kyuden Voltex.
He stands as the second highest try scorer in Wallaby history with 40 international tries, only bettered by David Campese.
Latham began his Super Rugby career with the New South Wales Waratahs before a move to the Queensland Reds in 1998 saw him cement his place as a starting No. 15. He went on to become the first player to win the Australian Super Rugby Player of the Year award four times (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005).
Latham made his international debut against France on the 1998 Spring Tour and represented the Wallabies at three Rugby World Cups (1999, 2003 and 2007). At the 2003 tournament, he racked up an Australian record five-try haul against the hapless Namibia in Adelaide.
At the Northern Hemisphere v Southern Hemisphere Tsunami Relief match held at Twickenham in March 2005, he scored two tries and was named man of the match.
The following March, he represented the Australian Rugby Sevens team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, but his campaign was cut short when he suffered a rib injury.
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