Henry Anderson (rugby union)
| Full name | Henry John Anderson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 March 1882 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 November 1949 (aged 67) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University College, Galway | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Dentist | ||||||||||||||||
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Henry John Anderson (17 March 1882 – 9 November 1949) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A Galway dentist, Anderson played his rugby for University College Galway, Old Wesley and Galwegians RFC.[1]
Anderson gained his Ireland call up from Old Wesley, making two appearances during the 1903 Home Nations, then a further two in 1906, all as a wing three-quarter.[1]
In 1933, Anderson was appointed president of the Irish Dental Association.[2]
Anderson became first representative from the Connacht Branch to serve as IRFU president in 1945–46. The first of Seven Galwegian clubmen to achieve the honour. [3][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Sudden Death of Connacht Rugby President". Galway Observer. 12 November 1949.
- ↑ "Mr. Henry J. Anderson, L.D.S.". Irish Dental Association. 4–6: 24. 1949.
- ↑ "Ex-president of Irish Rugby Union". Belfast News-Letter. 10 November 1949.
- ↑ "History". Galwegians RFC. 23 August 2015.
External links
- Henry Anderson at ESPNscrum (archived)
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1949 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from Cape Town
- South African emigrants to Ireland
- University of Galway RFC players
- Old Wesley players
- Galwegians RFC players
- Irish rugby union administrators
- 20th-century dentists
- Irish dentists