Theo Anast

Theo Anast (born 1966) was a France international rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League premiership and St Gaudens in the French Elite Championship. Anast represented the French national side on several occasions. His position of choice was as a prop-forward.

Theo Anast
Personal information
Full nameTheo Anast
BornArmidale, Australia
Weight130 kg (20 st 7 lb; 290 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–88 Hunslet 4 0 0 0 0
1988–89 Canterbury Bankstown 2 0 0 0 0
1990–94 St Gaudens 97
Total 6 97 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–94 France 6 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Anast born in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

He is of Greek heritage through parentage.

Early career

He grew up playing rugby league at an early age and his natural talent for the game was immediately recognisable when he was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys side during the 1984 season.

While attending Armidale High School, Anast played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1984.[4]

Career

He was however unable to fulfill his ability while playing in Australia where after he was signed to the Canterbury Bulldogs club in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership he played on one occasion during the 1988–89 season and eventually decided to move to France to play with the St Gaudens club.

In his first season in the French Elite Championship he had some impressive showings first earning himself a call up to the President's XIII during the 1990 season for a friendly match against the touring Australians and in 1993 eventually made his debut for the French national side while on tour in Great Britain. Around this time he was strongly linked with a move to English side Workington Town.

Career playing statistics

Point scoring summary

GamesTriesGoalsF/GPoints

Matches played

TeamMatchesYears
Canterbury Bulldogs21988–1989
RC Saint-Gaudens?1990–1994
France61993–1994

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Player Stats". Hunslet Rugby Foundation. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Theo-Anast_597.aspx Yesterday's Hero
  4. "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.


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