John Anderson (rugby league)

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John Anderson
Personal information
Born(1913-10-19)19 October 1913
Scotland
Died17 September 1984(1984-09-17) (aged 70)
Playing information
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1932–33 Blackball (WCRL) 2 2 10 0 28
1936–41 Marist Old Boys (ARL) 52 211 2 582
Army
Total 2 54 221 2 610
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935 West Coast 1 3 0 0 3
Canterbury
1935 South Island 1 0 0 0 0
1936–37 Auckland 2 5 2 0 19
1936 1 0 3 0 6
1938 New Zealand 5 6 3 0 24
Source: [1][2]

John Anderson (19 October 1913 – 17 September 1984) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[2]

Playing career[]

Anderson originally played for Blackball in the West Coast Rugby League competition. He represented the West Coast, Canterbury and the South Island.

In 1936 Anderson moved to Auckland, joining the Marist Old Boys club and becoming the club captain.[3] With Marist he won the 1938 Fox Memorial championship and the Roope Rooster in 1937 and 1939. Anderson also represented Auckland and the .[4]

In 1938 Anderson toured Australia with the New Zealand team. No test matches were played on the tour however Anderson was the second highest point scorer with 6 tries and 27 goals.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Papers Past". Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. ^ ANDERSON, John (1938) Archived 7 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  5. ^ Bruce Montgomerie Those Who Played, Montgomerie Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0646434071. p.18.


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