Chris Latham (born 8 September 1975) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays at full back for the Queensland Reds and Australia. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Rugby Union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... Categories: Stub | Super 12 teams | Australian rugby union ...

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. Categories: Stub | Super 12 teams | Australian rugby union ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Categories: Stub | Super 12 teams | Australian rugby union ...

He made his international debut for Australia against France in 1998 and played in both the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Results of the 1999 Rugby World Cup Final Saturday, November 6, 1999 Cardiff, Wales: Australia 35 - France 12 Third Place Thursday, November 4, 1999 Cardiff, Wales: South Africa 22 - New Zealand 18 Semifinals Saturday, October 30, 1999 Twickenham, England: South Africa 21 - Australia 27 Sunday, October 31, 1999 Twickenham, England... The 2003 Rugby Union World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby history. ... The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby Union contest in the world, first held jointly in Australia and New Zealand in 1987 and now held every four years. ...

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.

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. Super 14, or Super 12 as it was known from 1996 through 2005, is a Rugby Union championship competed for by teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. ... Mat Rogers (born 1 February 1976 in Sydney and educated at The Southport School) is a rugby union player, who plays at full back for the Waratahs and Wallabies. ... Matthew C. Burke (born March 26, 1973) is an Australian rugby union player. ...

Regarded by many as the greatest footballer in the world on his day. Latho has one pet goat. Species See Species and subspecies A goat is an mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ...

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