Albert Anae

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Albert Anae
Date of birth (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
School Ipswich Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker / Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Sunnybank ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–15 Benetton 20 (0)
2015 Canberra Vikings 8 (5)
2016−2018 Mitsubishi DynaBoars 17 (20)
2022– Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks ()
Correct as of 23 December 2021
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Bay of Plenty 6 (0)
2021– Auckland 0 (0)
Correct as of 26 October 2021
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–14 Reds 27 (5)
2016 Brumbies 0 (0)
2021 Rebels 1 (0)
Correct as of 22 November 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006 Australian Schoolboys
2007 Australia U19 4 (0)
2008–2009 Australia U20 10 (10)
2021– Samoa 0 (0)
Correct as of 26 October 2021

Albert Anae (born 21 June 1989) is a rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Japanese Top League. He usually plays as a prop or hooker. Anae previously played for the Queensland Reds, [2] and Italian club Benetton.

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Early life

Of Samoan heritage, Anae was born in Wellington, New Zealand, where he was introduced to rugby at the Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club by his father Sio. He moved to Brisbane with his family at a young age. [3]

Anae attended Ipswich Grammar School and was selected to represent Queensland at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships as a prop in 2006. [4] He went on to play for Australian Schools, U19s and U20s. [1]

Anae was selected to join the Queensland Reds Development tour of Ireland and France at the end of 2007. He made his Australian under-20 debut in 2008 at the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship in Wales. [1]

Rugby career

Anae played his first Super Rugby match for the Reds against the Hurricanes in Wellington in 2011, the year that the Reds won the Super Rugby Championship. Later that season he played for Sunnybank in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, defeating Brothers in the grand final. [2]

In 2012, Anae was selected in the Reds Extended Player Squad (EPS), and developed his skills to be capable of playing all three front-row positions. Following injuries to Saia Fainga'a and James Hanson, he was selected at hooker against the Western Force at Suncorp Stadium in round two. [5] The Reds won the game 35–20 with Anae excelling when given the opportunity. He finished the season with five caps. [2]

In 2013, after signing a full-time contract, Anae earned a further eleven caps with the Reds. [1] He travelled to New Zealand in August of that year to play for Bay of Plenty in the ITM Cup when he was called up to the Wallabies squad to replace the injured Tatafu Polota-Nau. [3]

Albert played the final game of his Qld Reds career at the conclusion of the 2014 Super 15 regular season. He played for the Benetton club in Italy for a season before returning to Australia in 2015 to play for the Canberra Vikings and Brumbies. He did not make any appearances for the Brumbies and was released during the 2016 Super Rugby season to join Japanese team Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars. [6]

Reference list

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wallabies Player Profile". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Albert Anae Player Profile". QLD Reds. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Dream come true for Anae in Wallabies camp". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "2006 Representative Teams". Queensland Rugby Football Schools Union. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Morton, Jim (27 February 2012). "Anae in line for surprise Reds start". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Anae Granted Release" (Press release). Brumbies. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 12 June 2021 [1]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2011 Reds 10180000000
2012 Reds 4131070000000
2013 Reds 10192710000000
2014 Reds 100101311000500
2016 Brumbies 00000000000
2021 AU Rebels 101190000000
2021 TT Rebels 00000000000
Total262245361000500

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