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Chris Latham

Chris Latham

Australia's second highest try scorer, Chris is a four time Pilecki Medal winner and four time Super 12 player of the year.

He became only the 21st player to win 100 caps for Queensland when he led the team out against the Cats at Ballymore in April 2005.

Chris had a frustrating 2006 season with injury restricting him to just seven Super 14 appearances after sustaining rib damage at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sevens.

But he finished the season strongly for the Wallabies, winning the coveted John Eales Medal, Australian Test Rugby's most prestigious award.

His 2007 season failed to get off the ground as planned when a training session touch football injury led to a knee reconstruction.

However he fought his way back to win selection off the bench against the All Blacks and earn a place in the Rugby World Cup squad. Chris played in every match at RWC 2007, scoring five tries to take his total to 40 tries and 200 points.

In 2008 he announced that season would be his last in Australia, but he was denied the fairytale finish he deserved when he tore his pectoral muscle in the second last game of the year, against the Crusaders at Suncorp Stadium.

Chris set two records in 2003, with the fastest try in Super 12 (21 seconds against the Brumbies) and a remarkable five tries in one game for the Wallabies against Namibia in the World Cup.

Chris scored his 50th Queensland try in just his 92nd match in the 41-5 drubbing of Scotland in May 2004.

Position Fullback
Date Of Birth 08/09/1975
Place of Birth Narrabri, Northern NSW
Weight 102kg
Height 1.93cm
Club Gold Coast Breakers
School Narrabri High School
QLD Caps 119
Qld Debut 1998 v NSW
QLD Points 291 (57t, 1p, 1dg)
QLD S12/14 Caps 99 (plus 10 for NSW in 1997 - 109 in total)
QLD S12/14 Debut 1998 v Highlanders
QLD S12/14 Points 211 (41t, 1p, 1dg)
Test Caps 78
Test Debut 1998 v France
Test Points 200 (40t)