Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Reginald Augustine Latta
- Nickname(s)
- Whip
- Born
- Thursday, 25th February, 1897
- Died
- Thursday, 30th July, 1970 (Aged 73 years and 155 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1921
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924
- City Cup
- 1917, 1923
Known Family Links
- Nephew
- Jack Latta
- Brother
- Alf Latta
- Harry Latta
- Nephew
- Ern Latta
Biography
Snowy-haired Balmain lock first played for Australia on the 1919 tour of NZ after helping the Tigers to premierships in 1916-17. Reg 'Whip' Latta also won premierships with Balmain in 1919-20 and 1924 as well as touring with the 1921-22 Kangaroos. He played in the deciding Test against England (and 21 other matches) but did not represent again until 1924. The robust forward, who captained NSW that year, played in all three Tests against England and earned the 'Champion Australian Player' of the series trophy. He then returned to the club scene to score the only try in Balmain’s 3-0 win over Souths in the premiership final. After spending the 1927 season at Wagga he returned to Balmain where he became the first clubman to surpass 200 grade games (208). Balmain coach in 1929 and 1931 Latta passed away in 1970, aged 73.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 30 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 53.33% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 28 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.18% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 5 | 175 | 62 | 1 | - | 188 | 104 | 62 | 9 | 59.43% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Maher Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | 2 | 29 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 55.17% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 254 | 87 | 2 | - | 265 | 151 | 91 | 12 | 59.45% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1921-22, 1924 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Rest of NSW Firsts | 1917 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1919-25 | 33 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 51.52% | List | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | 1920 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Metropolis | 1922-23, 1925 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Kangaroos | 1922 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1917-1925 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 51.28% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1916 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1917 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.86% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1918 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1919 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1920 | 13 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 84.62% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1921 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1922 | 14 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1923 | 15 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1924 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1925 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1926 | 15 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1928 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1929 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1930 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35.71% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1916-26, 1928-30 | 175 | 62 | 1 | - | 188 | 104 | 62 | 9 | 59.43% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, Neil Pollock
Sources:
Wakefield Trinity Heritage , Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports
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