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Larkham was an important part of the Australian 2003 World Cup squad which lost in the tournament final to England. He has suffered greatly from injuries through his career, especially to his knees and right elbow. Despite these he remained a competent defender in spite of his relatively light frame.
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at the World Vintage Rugby Carnival in Hawaii in September 2012. During this carnival he also played as a reserve for an old boys team from Brazil who, not realising who he was, asked him to play second row because he was tall. Despite his other commitments, Larkham occasionally still plays with the
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in the World Cup final, several television commercials aired in Australia humorously mocking Larkham's lack of kicking prowess. The commercial featured players and coaches expressing their astonishment that Larkham scored. The commercial begins with Larkham's school coaches saying he was a poor
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He first gained notice in 1995 when he was plucked from reserve grade club rugby to represent ACT in the Super 12 as a utility back in the Brumbies squad, playing a number of Super 12 games before attracting the attention of the national selectors. Larkham made his test debut as a reserve
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on the wing, and then joined the Wallabies on their undefeated tour of Europe. In 1997, Larkham proved more than a capable replacement at fullback for the injured Matt Burke, with a two-try effort in the Wallabies final Test against Scotland at Murrayfield. On 16 January 2008 Larkham signed a
557:"He can barely stand on that leg and yet he just thwacked it over." The feat was even more remarkable as Larkham's eyesight was very poor at the time. Since 1999 he has had laser surgery to correct his vision, however at the time he could not see the goal posts clearly. 525:. This was initially a controversial selection as his tactical kicking was regarded as too weak for the position; however, his ability to get the Australian back line going and to slide through gaps himself quickly ended the debate. 709:
being appointed joint coaches for that season. They finished second in the Australian conference and fourth in the standings after the regular season. They faced the Waratahs in the semi-final, losing 26–8 in Sydney.
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ACT Veterans to help them raise funds for the charities they support. On 18 February 2018, he received the GENLEC Player of the Day jacket for his great play and sportsmanship in the Clare Holland Cup charity match.
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He played his last test against Japan in the 2007 World Cup before a knee injury sidelined him, which effectively ended his Test career as Australia were then knocked out of the competition before he could return.
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semi-final has gone down in rugby folklore as the defining moment in the Wallabies' victorious Rugby World Cup campaign. South Africa had got to the semi-final largely through the efforts of
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Having started his career as a fullback, Larkham developed into one of the greatest fly-halves in the history of Australian rugby, being named in 2005 at the position in Australia's
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at international level, for whom he played 102 times. After initial selection at fullback from 1996 to 1997, Larkham was the first-choice Australian
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in 1998 that "anyone who thinks (Larkham) is a dud flyhalf needs their head read" (i.e. is wrong) and this was eventually accepted to be correct.
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Larkham returned to Brumbies in July 2022 to take up the position of head coach for the 2023 and 2024 Super Rugby Pacific seasons.
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kicking five drop goals in their previous match. The fact that Larkham had quite a badly injured knee through the match caused
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kicker, and had never successfully scored a drop-goal in a match. The climax of the commercial features then-captain
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to world class fly-half options, which helped the Brumbies secure the top Australian conference position during the
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for one test against Wales 2006 but the experiment was not regarded a success and he never played there again.
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to join them after the 2007 World Cup; however; this deal subsequently fell through, reportedly because the
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and then returned to Canberra in November 2010 to take up the role of attack coach for the Brumbies.
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On 14 May 2007, despite larger offers from French and English teams, Larkham signed a contract with
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who left the franchise at the end of that season. Larkham and newly appointed head coach
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Larkham's famous 48m-drop goal to seal victory over South Africa in extra time of the
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rugby franchise. When both retired after the 2007 World Cup, not only were they the
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appointed Larkham as the backs and attack coach for the national side for the
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while commenting for Australian TV remarked during the third test against the
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to take up the role of attack coach. He worked under the head coach of
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He was famous for forming a long-standing half-back partnership with
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Larkham's conversion from fullback to flyhalf is now hailed as a
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competition that year, going on to eliminate World Cup hosts
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professional player, currently in the role of head coach for
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to remark incredulously while calling the game for English
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against Wales in Sydney in 1996 when he replaced injured
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masterstroke that put the Wallabies on track to win the
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In 2010, Larkham returned to the Brumbies ahead of the
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On 27 February 2015, newly appointed Wallabies coach
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2019–20 season, where he works alongside head coach
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The Gregan - Larkham Grandstand at Canberra Stadium
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Index


Canberra
ACT
Australia
Dickson College
Australian National University
Fly-half
Inside centre
Fullback
Ricoh Black Rams
ACT & S. NSW
Brumbies
Australia
Brumbies
Brumbies
Australia
Munster
Brumbies
Australian
rugby union
Brumbies
Brumbies
Super Rugby
Wallabies
fly-half
1999
2003
2007
Rugby World Cups
team of the decade

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