Neill Buchanan Latimer (5 September 1930 — 2 February 2012) was an Australian rugby union international.
| Full name | Neill Buchanan Latimer | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 February 2012 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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Educated at Knox Grammar School, Latimer was a towering lock and played his rugby for Sydney club Gordon.[1]
Latimer's early career in first-grade rugby was limited due to his work at a remote cattle station in Queensland, missing the entire 1955 and 1956 seasons for Gordon.[2] As such it was a surprise when he received a call up by the Wallabies in 1957 for a home series against the All Blacks, with his only previous representative experience being for the City seconds.[3] He was capped in the 2nd Test in Brisbane as a replacement for injured captain Alan Cameron.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gordon Experiments With 'Giant' Forward". The Daily Telegraph. 16 May 1953. p. 27 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "2500 Miles To Play Rugby Union". The Sun. 24 March 1954. p. 49 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "All In The Game". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 1957.
- ^ "Neill Buchanan Latimer". classicwallabies.com.au.
External links
edit- Neill Latimer at ESPNscrum