Latham will be a key part of Australia's World Cup challenge
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Australian full-back Chris Latham has turned down an offer to join Munster after deciding to stay with the Queensland Reds.
The 28-year-old held talks with the Irish club in April and was considering making the switch after November's World Cup.
But Reds chief executive Jeff Miller confirmed that Latham will be playing for Queensland at the start of the 2004 Super 12 season.
"I'm delighted to say that Chris has had a change of heart
and wants to stay with Queensland," Miller said.
Pressure from Queensland has paid off
Munster official Barry Geraghty
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Latham had been linked with a move to Heineken Cup semi-finalists Munster, but is understood to have informed the Irish side last night of his decision to stay with Queensland.
"We still have a few issues to iron out but I'm confident he
will put pen to paper this week," Miller added.
Munster believe that Latham caved in after the Reds gave him an offer he could not refuse.
"Queensland put a lot of pressure on him because they didn't want him to go," Munster official Barry Geraghty was quoted as saying in The Australian newspaper.
"A guy is entitled to change his mind."
Latham is now fully fit after recovering from an ankle injury which had kept him on the sidelines for much of last month.
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