Henry Anderson | |
Full Name: | Henry John Anderson |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1882 |
Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Occupation: | Dentist |
University: | University College, Galway |
Position: | Wing |
Repyears1: | 1903–06 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
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.[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.[3]