Paul Anderson (rugby league)

Paul Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Paul John Anderson
Nickname	Baloo
Born	25 October 1971 (1971-10-25) Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	21 st 5 lbs (135 kg)
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Halifax
	Leeds
1997–05	Bradford	175				42
2005–06	St Helens	62		1		42
	Total	237	0	1	0	84
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999	Scotland	1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	England	5	0	0	0	0
1999–03	Great Britain	10	0	0	0	0
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
2008	Huddersfield Giants

Paul 'Baloo' Anderson (born 25 October 1971) is an English former rugby league footballer and coach. He was caretaker head coach for the Huddersfield Giants for the end of Super League III. Anderson began his playing career in 1991 playing as a prop for Leeds. He spend the majority of his career at the Bradford Bulls, where he established himself as a Bradford and Great Britain stalwart. In 2005, Anderson moved to St. Helens. On 10 May 2006, the BBC announced that Paul Anderson would retire from playing in order to be an assistant coach with Huddersfield Giants beginning in the 2007 season.

International honours

Paul Anderson won a cap for Scotland while at Bradford Bulls in 1999 against Wales, won caps for England while at Bradford Bulls in 2000 against Australia (sub), Fiji, Ireland, and New Zealand (sub), in 2001 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Bradford Bulls in 1999 against Australia (sub), in 2001 against France (sub), and Australia (sub) (3 matches), in 2002 against New Zealand (sub) (3 matches), and in 2003 against Australia (sub) (2 matches).

External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Saints Heritage Society profile
• 2001 Ashes profile
• Anderson moves to St Helens
• Anderson announces retirement
• Bull Masters - Paul Anderson