Chris Anderson
 | | Personal information | | Full name | Chris Anderson | | Senior clubs* | | Years | Club | Apps (points) | 1971 ‐ 84
1974 ‐ 75
1985 ‐ 88 | Canterbury
Widnes
Halifax | 232
| | Representative teams | | Australia | | | Professional clubs coached | 1985 ‐ 88
1989
1990 ‐ 97
1998 ‐ 01
2002 ‐ 03
2007 | Halifax
Canterbury (Jersey Flegg)
Canterbury
Melbourne
Cronulla
Sydney | | Representative teams coached | | 1999 ‐ 03 | Australia | | * Professional club appearances and points
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| Christopher Anderson is a former Australian rugby league coach and player. He has played for and coached the Australian national team and is a member of the Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame. Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ...
Australia team jersey The Australian national rugby league side represents Australia at rugby league. ...
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. ...
Playing career Anderson was a winger who was recruited by Peter Moore from Forbes. He played 232 first grade games for the Canterbury Bulldogs between 1971-84 and was also a member of the Widnes Challenge Cup winning side in 1974-75. A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ...
Peter Moore (Born 1932, Died 2000) was Chief Executive of the Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby League between 1969-95 serving a record 26 years at the helm. ...
Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore The Bulldogs (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ...
Widnes Vikings are a professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. ...
The Challenge Cup (currently known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. ...
Anderson represented Australia in 8 Tests, the 1975 World Cup and two Kangaroos Tours in 1978 and 1982. He also represented New South Wales and became the first ever player to score a hat-trick of tries in a State of Origin match. The World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1954. ...
The New South Wales Rugby League team represent New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition. ...
Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ...
Anderson was also captain-coach of Halifax RLFC between 1985-88 where he enjoyed great success, including the 1986-87 Challenge Cup victory against St Helens. Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. ...
The Challenge Cup (currently known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. ...
St Helens Rugby League Football Club or simply Saints are a professional rugby league club from St Helens, England. ...
Coaching career Chris Anderson is one of the few people to play and coach competition winning sides in both Australia and England. He is also one of the few people to coach two different clubs to NRL/NSWRL Premiership success. Rugby league is a popular team sport played in England. ...
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ...
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales. ...
Anderson returned to Australia after playing/coaching in the British 1987-88 season and was appointed coach of the Canterbury Bulldogs Under 21's team for the 1989 season. He was quickly appointed first grade coach for 1990 and enjoyed eight fruitful seasons at Canterbury, including the 1995 Premiership triumph over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore The Bulldogs (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ...
The 1990 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-third season of professional rugby league football in Australia. ...
This article details the 1st season of the Australian Rugby League (ARL) premiership since control of the club competition was transferred from the New South Wales Rugby League. ...
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby League club in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier League competition in Australasia. ...
The formation of the Melbourne Storm saw Anderson become their first coach and he guided the team to Premiership success in 1999 when they defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons. The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...
1999 saw the second season of the National Rugby League premiership, the 92nd season of professional rugby league football in Australia. ...
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Anderson was appointed coach of the Australian Rugby League Test Team in 1999 and enjoyed five successful seasons before his tenure came to a halt after the successful 2003 whitewash of Great Britain. First international England 22 - 22 Australia (London, England; December 1908) Biggest win Russia 4 - 110 Australia (Hull, England; 4 November 2000) Biggest defeat New Zealand 24 - 0 Australia (Leeds, England; 26 November 2005) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1954) Best result Winners, 1957; 1968; 1970; 1975; 1977; 1988; 1992...
Anderson was also coach of the Cronulla Sharks for two controversial seasons in 2002 and 2003 getting them one game short of the Grand Final in 2002. Anderson was sacked in dramatic circumstances over disagreements with the club's management on the future direction of the team, largely centred around his decision to replace the existing halfback, Preston Campbell with new signing Brett Kimmorley in the starting side. He also continually picked his son, Jared, at the expense of Matt King, who ended up moving to the Melbourne Storm where his career blossomed. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ...
2002 saw the fifth National Rugby League (NRL) season, the 95th season of professional rugby league football in Australia. ...
15 clubs contested in the 6th NRL season, with the Penrith Panthers defeating reigning champions Sydney Roosters in the grand final and claiming their first premiership since 1991. ...
A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ...
Preston Campbell, (born 7 June 1977 in Inverell, NSW, Australia) is an Australian National Rugby League player. ...
Brett Noddy Kimmorley (born September 15, 1976 in Belmont, NSW) is an Australian rugby league player. ...
For other uses, see Matt King (disambiguation). ...
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...
Recently Anderson was coaching the Newport Gwent Dragons but has returned to Australia and no doubt keen to coach an NRL side. Anderson was overlooked for the signing of Canberra Rugby League football club and many have linked it with his choosing to coach a Rugby Union side. The Newport Gwent Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Gwent Casnewydd) are a Rugby Union team from Wales. ...
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Anderson has accept a 2 year contract with the Sydney Roosters as their first grade coach for the 2007-08 NRL seasons. However late in the season after just five wins from sixteen matches, including a horrific 56-0 loss to Manly Sea Eagles, Anderson stepped down from the job. Former Roosters 5/8 Brad Fittler was his replacement. The Sydney Roosters is a professional rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ...
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ...
Bradley Scott Fittler AM (born 5 February, 1972 in Auburn, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby league player and current coach of the Sydney Roosters. ...
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. ...
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Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore The Bulldogs (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ...
Steve Folkes (born January 31, 1959) is a former Australian rugby league test footballer and is currently the coach of the Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. ...
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...
Mark Murray is a former Australian rugby league test player and Queensland State of Origin halfback, as well as a former coach in the National Rugby League and State of Origin. ...
John Lang (born November 7, 1950) is a former Australian Rugby league test player and is currently coach of the Penrith Panthers, which compete in the National Rugby League. ...
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ...
Stuart Raper, (born January 5, 1965) is an Australian former rugby league player and coach. ...
Ricky Stuart is a former Australian representative rugby league and rugby union player - a dual international and the current coach of the Australian national rugby league team. ...
The Sydney Roosters is a professional rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ...
Bradley Scott Fittler AM (born 5 February, 1972 in Auburn, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby league player and current coach of the Sydney Roosters. ...
Wayne Bennett (born January 1, 1950) is a rugby league coach. ...
Wayne Bennett (born January 1, 1950) is a rugby league coach. ...
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