Tanerau Latimer
| Full name | Tanerau Dylan Latimer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||
| School | Tauranga Boys' College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Loose Forward | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014–16 2016− |
Toshiba Brave Lupus Bayonne |
13 | (5) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–14 | Bay of Plenty | 69 | (25) |
| correct as of 21 October 2013. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006 2007–14 2016 |
Crusaders Chiefs Blues |
5 109 5 |
(15) (30) (0) |
| correct as of 20 July 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009– 2007–12 |
New Zealand Māori All Blacks |
5 5 |
(0) (5) |
| correct as of 23 November 2012. | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  New Zealand
| ||
| Men's Rugby sevens | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Melbourne | Rugby 7's |
Tanerau Dylan Latimer (born 6 May 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the Bay of Plenty in the ITM Cup.[1]
Career
Super Rugby
Latimer made his Super Rugby debut for the Crusaders in 2006, before shifting to the Chiefs in 2007. In 2009 he started at openside flanker in the Chiefs loss to the Bulls in the final at Loftus Versfeld. In 2011 he played his 50th match for the Chiefs and reach to his 100th match in 2014, defeated Stormers at Waikato Stadium.
In November 2015, the Auckland Blues announced that they had signed Latimer on a one-year loan for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[2]
Sevens
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he was part of the New Zealand Sevens team that won a gold medal.[3] He is New Zealand's youngest ever Sevens player, debuting at the age of 17 in 2004.
International
He was selected for the 2009 Iveco series after an injury to Richie McCaw sidelined him for the Series. He has played in total five tests and one non-test match for the All Blacks. In 2010 he played for the then New Zealand Maori. In 2012 he was named as the team's captain, under the new team name, Maori All Blacks.
Japan Top League
In 2014 Latimer moved to the Top League competition in Japan, where he plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus as a flanker.[4]
References
- ↑ The Official Chiefs website – Tanerau Latimer
- ↑ "Latimer gets the Blues for Super Rugby". Radio New Zealand News. November 16, 2015.
- ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ↑ "タネラウ・ラティマー" (in Japanese). JFRU. November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
External links
- All Blacks profile
- Chiefs profile
- Bay of Plenty profile
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
- Japan Top League profile (in Japanese)
- Toshiba Brave Lupus profile (in Japanese)