a plug housing including a mating end and a cable end, the mating end at a front of the plug housing, the cable end oriented perpendicular to the mating end, the plug housing including a mating chamber at the mating end and a cable chamber at the cable end, the plug housing including a cable exit at the cable end;

a contact assembly coupled to the plug housing, the contact assembly including an array of contacts, each contact including a mating end and a terminating end, each contact being a right angle contact having the terminating end being perpendicular to the mating end, the mating end configured to be mated with a mating connector, the terminating end configured to be terminated to an end of a conductor of a cable; and

a latch coupled to the plug housing, the latch including a main body and a latch member extending from the main body, the main body having an actuator configured to actuate the latch, the latch member including a securing base coupled to the plug housing to secure the latch to the plug housing, the securing base extending rearward of the cable exit, the latch member including a latching tab configured to be latchably coupled to the mating connector to secure the plug connector to the mating connector.