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			{{short description\|Australian rugby union footballer and coach}}
	'''Chris Latham''' (born ] ]) is an ]n ] player, who plays at ] for the ] and ].
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			\| birth_name = Christopher Eric Latham
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			'''Chris Latham''' (born 8 September 1975) is an Australian former ] player who enjoyed a distinguished representative career with the ], ] and ] between 1998 and 2007 before signing with ] in the UK and later Japanese club ].

			He was the head coach for the ] for the 2020 ] season.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/utah-warriors-new-head-coach-chris-latham-sets-sights-high-for-year-three/n-5575581 \|title=Utah Warriors New Head Coach Chris Latham Sets Sights High for Year Three \|website=OurSports Central \|date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/utah-warriors-announce-resignation-of-head-coach-chris-latham/n-5660778 \|title=Utah Warriors announce resignation of head coach Chris Latham \|website=OurSports Central \|date=14 January 2021}}</ref>
	He started his career with the ], but moved to ] in ] beginning a highly successful career with the ] 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.

			He stands as the second highest try scorer in Wallaby history with 40 international tries, only bettered by ].
	He made his international debut for ] against ] in ] and played in both the ] and ] ]s.

			== Career ==
	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.
			Latham began his ] career with the ] before a move to the ] 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).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Super Rugby Awards \|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/Portals/12/pdfs/Previous%20Super%20Rugby%20Awards%20Winners%20and%20Awards%20Judging%20Criteria.pdf \|website=rugby.com.au \|access-date=26 March 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114614/http://www.rugby.com.au/Portals/12/pdfs/Previous%20Super%20Rugby%20Awards%20Winners%20and%20Awards%20Judging%20Criteria.pdf \|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

			Latham made his international debut against ] on the 1998 Spring Tour and represented the Wallabies at three ] (], ] and ]). At the 2003 tournament, he racked up an Australian record five-try haul against Namibia in Adelaide.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Australia annihilate Namibia\|date=25 October 2003 \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/australia/3206899.stm\|publisher=BBC\|access-date=26 March 2015}}</ref>
	Until 2004, his performance in the ] had not translated to international rugby, where he was otherwise a choice for ] in the absence of other candidates like ] and the recently retired ]. 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.

			At the Northern Hemisphere v Southern Hemisphere ] held at ] in March 2005, he scored two tries and was named man of the match.<ref>{{cite web \|title=South victorious in tsunami rugby match \|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/South-victorious-in-tsunami-rugby-matchs/2005/03/06/1110044248676.html \|work=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=6 March 2005 \|access-date=26 March 2015}}</ref>
	Regarded by many as the greatest footballer in the world on his day.

			The following March, he represented the ] team at the ] in ], but his campaign was cut short when he suffered a rib injury.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Rugby counts cost of sevens carnage \|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/rugby-7s/rugby-counts-cost-of-sevens-carnage/2006/03/18/1142582555186.html \|work=The Sydney Morning Herald\|access-date=26 March 2015 \|date=18 March 2006}}</ref>

			On 12 September 2006, he became the first backline player to be awarded the ]<ref name=phonakfireslandis>{{cite web \| date= 12 September 2006 \| url= http://www.rugby.com.au/news/chris_latham_wins_2006_john_eales_medal,48958.html/section/21893 \| title= Chris Latham wins 2006 John Eales Medal \| publisher= ARU \| access-date= 12 September 2006 \| url-status= dead \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060912235748/https://rugby.com.au/news/chris_latham_wins_2006_john_eales_medal%2C48958.html/section/21893 \| archive-date= 12 September 2006}}</ref> and was later nominated by the ] for Player of the Year, edged out for the award by New Zealand's ].<ref name="IRBnominees">{{cite web \|url = http://www.irb.com/history/news/newsid=278467.html#irb+announces+player+year+nominees \|title = IRB announces Player of Year nominees \|publisher = International Rugby Board \|access-date = 17 September 2007 \|date= 23 July 2006 \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080110211558/http://www.irb.com/history/news/newsid=278467.html#irb+announces+player+year+nominees \|archive-date = 10 January 2008}}</ref>

			Latham suffered misfortune in early 2007 when he tore his ] in pre-season training with the ] but managed to return for his third ] in October that year.

			After a frustrating end to 2007 and start to the 2008 Super Rugby season where he battled a knee injury<ref>{{cite web\|last1=AFP\|title=Reds fullback Chris Latham sidelined with knee injury\|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/chris-latham-out-for-season/story-e6frep5o-1111115986263\|website=The Courier-Mail\|access-date=26 March 2015\|date=5 April 2008}}</ref> his representative career in Australia came to an untimely close in his return match against the Crusaders. In what should have been his penultimate appearance for the Queensland Reds, he ruptured his pectoral muscle 13 minutes into the game, drawing an end to his playing days on Australian soil as he'd already announced a move to ] for the following two seasons.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/worcester/7148186.stm \| publisher = BBC \| title = Latham seals switch to Worcester \| date=18 December 2007 \| access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Chris Latham ends own Test career\|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/news/latham-ends-own-test-career/story-e6frg7mo-1111116319564\|work=The Australian\|access-date=26 March 2015\|date=13 May 2008}}</ref>

			After leaving Worcester, he joined ], a second-division club in Japan, on a two-year contract. He was also involved in skills training and backs coaching at Kyuden, and helped them win promotion to the top division for 2012–13 before retiring in 2012.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/ballymore-grass-calls-to-latham/story-fn6ck6i3-1226286629579 \|title=Ballymore grass calls to Latham \|work=The Courier Mail \|date=2 March 2012 \|access-date=21 November 2013 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120163422/http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/ballymore-grass-calls-to-latham/story-fn6ck6i3-1226286629579 \|archive-date=20 November 2013}}</ref>

			], chief rugby correspondent for '']'' and '']'', rated Latham as the finest fullback he has ever seen.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/stephen_jones/article4691864.ece \| title=Chris Latham's last stand \| work = Sunday Times \| date=7 September 2008 \| access-date=24 December 2008 \| location = London}}{{dead link\|date=September 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref>

			== References ==
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Australian rugby union footballer and coach

Rugby player

Chris Latham

Birth name

Christopher Eric Latham

Date of birth

(1975-09-08) 8 September 1975 (age 49)

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

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Fullback / Wing
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1997–1998	Waratahs	10	()
1998–2008	Reds	117	(211)
2008–2010	Worcester Warriors	46	(42)
2010–2012	Kyuden Voltex		()
Correct as of 28 February 2012
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1998–2007	Australia	78	(200)
Correct as of 24 October 2011
National sevens team
Years	Team		Comps
1997, 2006	Australia
Correct as of 24 October 2011
Coaching career
Years	Team
2013–2018	NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes (assistant)
2018–2019	Samoa (assistant)
2020	Utah Warriors
2024	Seattle Seawolves (assistant)

Chris Latham (born 8 September 1975) is an Australian former rugby union player who enjoyed a distinguished representative career with the Wests Bulldogs, Queensland Reds and Australia between 1998 and 2007 before signing with Worcester Warriors in the UK and later Japanese club Kyuden Voltex.

He was the head coach for the Utah Warriors for the 2020 Major League Rugby season.

He stands as the second highest try scorer in Wallaby history with 40 international tries, only bettered by David Campese.

Career

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 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.

On 12 September 2006, he became the first backline player to be awarded the John Eales Medal and was later nominated by the International Rugby Board for Player of the Year, edged out for the award by New Zealand's Richie McCaw.

Latham suffered misfortune in early 2007 when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in pre-season training with the Queensland Reds but managed to return for his third Rugby World Cup in October that year.

After a frustrating end to 2007 and start to the 2008 Super Rugby season where he battled a knee injury his representative career in Australia came to an untimely close in his return match against the Crusaders. In what should have been his penultimate appearance for the Queensland Reds, he ruptured his pectoral muscle 13 minutes into the game, drawing an end to his playing days on Australian soil as he'd already announced a move to Worcester for the following two seasons.

After leaving Worcester, he joined Kyuden Voltex, a second-division club in Japan, on a two-year contract. He was also involved in skills training and backs coaching at Kyuden, and helped them win promotion to the top division for 2012–13 before retiring in 2012.

Stephen Jones, chief rugby correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times, rated Latham as the finest fullback he has ever seen.

References

"2001 Australian Wallabies squad — British & Irish Lions Tour". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
"Utah Warriors New Head Coach Chris Latham Sets Sights High for Year Three". OurSports Central. 27 November 2019.
"Utah Warriors announce resignation of head coach Chris Latham". OurSports Central. 14 January 2021.
"Super Rugby Awards" (PDF). rugby.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
"Australia annihilate Namibia". BBC. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
"South victorious in tsunami rugby match". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
"Rugby counts cost of sevens carnage". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
"Chris Latham wins 2006 John Eales Medal". ARU. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
"IRB announces Player of Year nominees". International Rugby Board. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
AFP (5 April 2008). "Reds fullback Chris Latham sidelined with knee injury". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
"Latham seals switch to Worcester". BBC. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
"Chris Latham ends own Test career". The Australian. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
"Ballymore grass calls to Latham". The Courier Mail. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
"Chris Latham's last stand". Sunday Times. London. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.

External links

Chris Latham Wallabies profile
Chris Latham Reds profile
Chris Latham Worcester Warriors profile
Chris Latham 2006 Commonwealth Games Athlete

Preceded byJeremy Paul

John Eales Medal
2006

Succeeded byNathan Sharpe

v t e Australia squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup (2nd title)
Forwards	Blades Crowley Cockbain Connors Eales (c) Foley Finegan Giffin Harry Kearns Kefu Moore Noriega Paul Robinson Strauss Williams Wilson
Backs	Burke Gregan (vc) Grey Herbert Horan Kafer Larkham Latham Little Roff Staniforth Tune Whitaker
Coach: Macqueen

v t e Australia squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup runners-up
Forwards	Baxter Cannon Cockbain Croft Darwin Dunning Giffin Harrison Lyons Paul Roe Smith Sharpe Vickerman Young Waugh (vc)
Backs	Burke Flatley Giteau Gregan (c) Grey Larkham Latham Mortlock Roff Rogers Sailor Tuqiri Turinui Whitaker
Coach: Jones

v t e Australia squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup
Forwards	Baxter Chisholm Dunning Elsom (vc) Freier Hardman Hoiles Holmes Lyons McMeniman Moore Palu Paul B. Robinson (injury replacement) Shepherdson Sharpe G. Smith Vickerman Waugh (vc)
Backs	Ashley-Cooper Barnes Cordingley Gerrard Giteau Gregan (vc) Huxley Larkham Latham Mitchell Mortlock (c) Staniforth Tuqiri
Coach: Connolly

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