Louis Anderson
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Manu Anderson[1] | |||||
| Born | 27 June 1985 Dargaville, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) [2] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2004–07 | New Zealand Warriors | 67 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2008–11 | Warrington Wolves | 104 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2012– | Catalans Dragons | 75 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Total | 246 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 212 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2004–07 | New Zealand | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2011 | Exiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 14 August 2015 | ||||||
| Source: [3][4] | ||||||
Louis Manu Anderson (born 27 June 1985 in Dargaville, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. A New Zealand international representative forward, he previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition and for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He is the brother of Vinnie and Fraser Anderson, and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Anderson played for Warrington in their 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos.[5] In 2011, he agreed a 3-year-deal with Catalans Dragons.
Playing career
His junior clubs were the East Coast Bays Barracudas in Auckland and the Taniwharau Rugby League Club in Huntly.
he made his first grade debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Penrith Panthers at Ericsson Stadium on 28 March 2004.
Anderson represented the New Zealand national side and played for the Junior Kiwis. Anderson was named in the Tonga squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but withdrew due to injury.[6]
Anderson was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10
June 2011.[7]
Legacy
In 2015, he was named in the second row in Taniwharau's team of their first 70 years.[8]
References
- ↑ ANDERSON, LOUIS MANU 2004 - 2007 - KIWI #709 nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ RLP
- ↑ Love Rugby League
- ↑ "Leeds 6-30 Warrington". BBC. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ↑ AARON GOILE (3 February 2015). "Lance Hohaia named Taniwharau rugby league club's best". Stuff.