Ander Monro
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| Date of birth | 6 September 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | North York, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander "Ander" Monro (born September 6, 1981) is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Edinburgh Gunners, Waterloo R.F.C. and Colorno Rugby Club in Italy. He currently plays club rugby for Castaway Wanderers and plays with the Ontario Blues in the Canadian Rugby Championship. He is also a member of the Canadian national rugby team.
Ander was born in North York, Ontario, Canada. He is the grandson of Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, the former President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He was educated at Glenalmond College where he captained the 1st XV in 2000. Ander then went on to study at the University of Edinburgh.
On July 8, 2011, it was announced that Monro will represent Canada at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[1]
As of September 18, 2011, Monro has scored 49 points with 28 caps for Canada. These points consist of 2 tries, 6 conversions, 6 penalties and 3 drop goals.[2]
External links
[edit]- Edinburgh Rugby Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Celtic League Stats
References
[edit]- ^ "Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Official RWC 2011 Site - Canada - Ander Monro". Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.