Albert Anderson (rugby)

Albert Anderson
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1961-02-05) 5 February 1961
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
Playing career
Position	Lock
New Zealand No.	847
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1981−90	Canterbury	143
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1983–88	New Zealand	6	(0)

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.^[1]

References

↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Albert Anderson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

New Zealand Cavaliers 1986 squad

Forwards	Anderson Ashworth Crichton Dalton (c) Haden Hobbs Knight McDowall Mexted Mills Pierce Reid Shaw Shelford, F Shelford, W Whetton, A Whetton, G

Backs	Clamp Crowley Deans Donald Fraser Fox Green Loveridge Osborne Pokere Robins Smith Simpson Taylor

Coach	Meads

New Zealand squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup Winners (1st Title)

Forwards	Anderson Brooke Brooke-Cowden Drake Earl Fitzpatrick Jones Loe McDowell Pierce Shelford Whetton, A Whetton, G

Backs	Crowley Fox Gallagher Green Kirk (c) Kirwan McCahill Stanley Taylor Wright

Coach	Lochore

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