Grant Anderson (rugby union, born August 1989)
| Birth name | Grant Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1989[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gourock, Scotland[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant Anderson is a Scotland 7s international rugby union player. He plays for Ayr.[3]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Anderson began his career with Greenock Wanderers.[4]
In 2008 he was playing with Ayr.[5]
He was top try scorer for Ayr in 2013-14.[2]
Professional career
[edit]He was part of the Scottish National Academy in 2008-09, assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[5]
International career
[edit]While part of the Greenock Wanderers squad he was called up to the Scotland U18 side for the U18 Six Nations tournament in 2007.[6][7]
He was called up to the Scotland U20s in 2009 for the IRB Nations Cup.[8]
He was part of the Scotland 7s side for the IRB World Series in George, South Africa.[9]
He was called up to the Scotland 7s squad and played for them in the Dubai Sevens of 2007.[10]
Called up again in 2008,[11] he had to pull out of the 2008 IRB World Sevens series due to a knee injury.[12] He was back in the squad in December 2008 for the South Africa Sevens.[13]
He was called up again to the 7s side in 2010.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grant Anderson". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Ayr Rugby Club - Ayr Rugby Club". ayrrugbyclub.co.uk.
- ^ Macsporran, Socrates (22 February 2018). "Aristotle Armstrong - Scottish Rugby Philosopher: Proud Edward's Army - It Doesn't Scare Me".
- ^ "Former Wanderer gets Scots sevens call". Greenock Telegraph.
- ^ a b "News". Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Hosting under-18 Six Nations a big incentive for Scots youngsters".
- ^ "Eleven To Make First Start - Scottish Rugby Union". admin.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Warriors Lead Scotland This Summer - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Scotland 7s set for Samoa rematch". 6 December 2007.
- ^ "Scotland's Grant Anderson (L) vies with".
- ^ "Anderson Gets 7S Call - Scottish Rugby Union". admin.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Hunter In For Anderson - Scottish Rugby Union". admin.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Scotland 7S 17 - 12 Georgia 7S - Edinburgh Rugby". www.edinburghrugby.org.
- ^ "Scotland 7S Squad Update - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
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