Louis Anderson

Louis Anderson
Personal information
Full name Louis Manu Anderson
Born 27 June 1985
Dargaville, New Zealand
Playing information
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Position Second-row, Lock, Prop
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 0 104
2012–18 Catalans Dragons 143 35 0 0 140
2019 Villeghailhenc-Aragon XIII
Total 314 66 0 0 272
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–07 New Zealand 18 3 0 0 12
2011 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
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Louis Manu Anderson (born 27 June 1985) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII in the Elite Two Championship. A New Zealand former international representative forward, he previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition and for the Catalans Dragons and 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. In 2011, he agreed a 3-year-deal with Catalans Dragons.

Background

Anderson was born in Dargaville, New Zealand.

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 début 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.

He played in the 2009 Challenge Cup Final victory over Huddersfield and went back to back in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.

Anderson was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.

Legacy

In 2015, he was named in the second-row in Taniwharau's team of their first 70 years.