Albert Anderson (rugby union)
Appearance
Date of birth | 5 February 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Andrew's College, Christchurch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert Anderson (born 5 February 1961) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Anderson represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1983 and 1988. He played 25 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals. He was a member of the victorious New Zealand squad at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, and captained the side in four matches on the 1988 tour of Australia. Played for Sudbury RFC in Suffolk, U.K. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Albert Anderson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Christchurch
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- 1987 Rugby World Cup players
- People educated at St Andrew's College, Christchurch
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1960s birth stubs