Tanerau Dylan Latimer (born 6 May 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Bay of Plenty.

Career

Super Rugby

Latimer made his Super Rugby debut for the in 2006, before shifting to the in 2007. In 2009 he started at openside flanker in the Chiefs loss to the 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 at Waikato Stadium.

Tanerau Latimer

In November 2015, the Auckland announced that they had signed Latimer on a one-year loan for the 2016 Super Rugby season.

Tanerau Latimer

Sevens

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he was part of the New Zealand Sevens team that won a gold medal. He is New Zealand's youngest ever Sevens player, debuting at the age of 17 in 2004.

Tanerau Latimer

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.

France

On 23 June 2016, Latimer made move to France to join Bayonne from the 2016–17 season.

References

External links

All Blacks profile

Chiefs profile

Bay of Plenty profile

Japan Top League profile

Toshiba Brave Lupus profile

1986 births

Bay of Plenty rugby union players

Chiefs (rugby union) players

Crusaders (rugby union) players

Blues (Super Rugby) players

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand

People educated at Tauranga Boys' College

Living people

New Zealand international rugby union players

Māori All Blacks players

New Zealand rugby union players

New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent

People from Te Puke

Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Rugby union flankers

New Zealand expatriate rugby union players

New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan

New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in France

Expatriate rugby union players in Japan

Expatriate rugby union players in France

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players

Aviron Bayonnais players

New Zealand international rugby sevens players

Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand

Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens

Rugby union players from the Bay of Plenty Region

Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games