Neill Latimer Explained

Neill Latimer
Full Name:Neill Buchanan Latimer
Birth Date:5 September 1930
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Height:6 ft 4 in
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1957
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Neill Buchanan Latimer (5 September 1930 — 2 February 2012) was an Australian rugby union international.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gordon Experiments With 'Giant' Forward . . 16 May 1953 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: 2500 Miles To Play Rugby Union . . 24 March 1954 . 49 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: All In The Game . . 2 June 1957.
  4. Web site: Neill Buchanan Latimer . classicwallabies.com.au . en.