Louis Manu "Lui" 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.[4]
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| Full name | Louis Manu Anderson[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1985 Dargaville, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Background
editAnderson was born in Dargaville, New Zealand.
Playing career
editHis 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. In the same year, he made his interation debut with
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]
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.[5][7]
Anderson was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.[8]
Legacy
editIn 2015, he was named in the second-row in Taniwharau's team of their first 70 years.[9]
Match Fit
editAnderson made his debut for Match Fit: Union vs. League in 2024. He made his debut with Paul Whatuira and Carlos Spencer in Match Fit: Union vs. League. Despite having a lower metabolic age than his biological age, it was revealed that both he and Spencer have a family history of high blood cholesterol despite having lower metabolic age than biological age and are two of the fittest in the group. He also lacks the enzyme to effectively break down cholesterol. Anderson finished second on the initial bronco test at 5:39, two seconds behind Paul Whatuira.[10] Despite being a good butterfly and freestyle swimmer, he suffered PTSD, panic attacks depression and suicidal thoughts after he and his two teenage nieces almost drowned in France after being caught in a rip.[11] At the final weigh-in, while he didn't change in terms of weight, he gained 4kg of muscle while losing 4kg of fat, which meant his metabolic age became the youngest overall at 23, which is a perfect -15 off his biological age.[12]
In the final match, both brothers scored a try. Louis scored the opening try under rugby league rules, while Vinnie scored under rugby union rules.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Statistics at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6-30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". BBC. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ AARON GOILE (3 February 2015). "Lance Hohaia named Taniwharau rugby league club's best". Stuff.
- ^ "Match Fit Season 4 Ep 2 | SPORT | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Match Fit Season 4 Ep 4 | SPORT | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Match Fit Season 4 Ep 6 | SPORT | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2024.