Doug Anderson (rugby league)

Harry Douglas "Doug" Anderson (28 October 1926 – 15 October 2016)[1] was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.[2]

Doug Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Harry Douglas Anderson
Born	(1926-10-28)28 October 1926 New Zealand
Died	15 October 2016(2016-10-15) (aged 89) Takapuna, New Zealand[1]
Playing information
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1947–?? Point Chevalier Howick 1953–57 Marist Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Auckland 1947–54 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0 1948–49 North Island
Source: [2]

Playing career

Anderson played for Marist, Howick and Point Chevalier in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He represented Auckland and was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1947.

Anderson was the first member of the Point Chevalier club to be selected for the Kiwis and went on to play in 22 games, including three test matches, for New Zealand.[3] He represented the North Island in 1948 and 1949 and was part of the New Zealand side selected for the 1954 World Cup.

Anderson was forced to sit out of the 1951 and 1952 seasons due to the transfer system. In 1953 he successfully completed a transfer to Marist and played for his new club until he retired in 1957.[4]

References

1. "Harry Anderson death notice". New Zealand Herald. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. ANDERSON, Harry Douglas - 1947 - 48, 1954 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
4. Bruce Montgomerie Those Who Played, Montgomerie Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0646434071