{{Short description|Samoa international rugby union player}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Albert Anae | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|06|21}} | birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand | height = {{convert|185|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name = aru-profile/> | weight = {{Convert|117|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | occupation = | school = Ipswich Grammar School | university = | relatives = | ru_currentposition = | ru_currentteam = | ru_position = Hooker / Prop | amatyears1 = 2011 | amatteam1 = Sunnybank | years1 = 2014–15 | years2 = 2015 | years3 = 2016−2020 | years4 = 2022 | clubs1 = Benetton | clubs2 = Canberra Vikings | clubs3 = Mitsubishi DynaBoars | clubs4 = {{Rut|Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks}} | apps1 = 20 | apps2 = 8 | apps3 = 28 | apps4 = 0 | points1 = 0 | points2 = 5 | points3 = 30 | points4 = 0 | ru_clubupdate = 23 December 2021 | superyears1 = 2011–14 2022 | superyears2 = 2016 | superyears3 = 2021 | super1 = Reds | super2 = {{Rut|Brumbies}} | super3 = {{Rut|Rebels}} | superapps1 = 27 | superapps2 = 0 | superapps3 = 1 | superpoints1 = 5 | superpoints2 = 0 | superpoints3 = 0 | super14update = 22 November 2021 | ru_currentclub = | provinceyears1 = 2013 | provinceyears2 = 2021– | province1 = {{Rut|Bay of Plenty}} | province2 = {{Rut|Auckland}} | provinceapps1 = 6 | provinceapps2 = 0 | provincepoints1 = 0 | provincepoints2 = 0 | ru_provinceupdate = 26 October 2021 | repteam1 = Australian Schoolboys | repteam2 = Australia U19 | repteam3 = Australia U20 | repteam4 = Samoa | repyears1 = 2006 | repyears2 = 2007 | repyears3 = 2008–2009 | repyears4 = 2021– | repcaps1 = | repcaps2 = 4 | repcaps3 = 10 | repcaps4 = 0 | reppoints1 = | reppoints2 = 0 | reppoints3 = 10 | reppoints4 = 0 | ru_ntupdate = 26 October 2021 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | website = }}
'''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,<ref name = reds-profile/> and Italian club Benetton.
== 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.<ref name=stuff-2013/>
Anae attended Ipswich Grammar School and was selected to represent Queensland at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships as a prop in 2006.<ref name = qrfsu-2006/> He went on to play for Australian Schools, U19s and U20s.<ref name = aru-profile/>
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.<ref name = aru-profile/>
== 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.<ref name = reds-profile/>
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.<ref name = smh-2012/> The Reds won the game 35–20 with Anae excelling when given the opportunity. He finished the season with five caps.<ref name = reds-profile/>
In 2013, after signing a full-time contract, Anae earned a further eleven caps with the Reds.<ref name = aru-profile/> 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.<ref name=stuff-2013/>
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 {{Rut|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.<ref name="Anae Granted Release">{{cite press release | url=https://www.brumbies.com.au/2016/06/anae-granted-release | title=Anae Granted Release | publisher=Brumbies | date=29 June 2016 | accessdate=29 June 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629053003/https://www.brumbies.com.au/2016/06/anae-granted-release | archivedate=29 June 2016}}</ref>
==Reference list== {{Reflist|colwidth=25em|refs=
<ref name = reds-profile>{{cite web |title= Albert Anae Player Profile |publisher= QLD Reds |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |url= http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/37/Default.aspx |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130814161659/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/37/Default.aspx |archivedate= 14 August 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=aru-profile>{{cite web |title=Wallabies Player Profile |publisher=Australian Rugby Union |accessdate=11 January 2014 |url=http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfiles/ProfilePage/tabid/1513/playerid/123/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110193057/http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfiles/ProfilePage/tabid/1513/playerid/123/Default.aspx |archivedate=10 January 2014 |df=dmy }} </ref>
<ref name=stuff-2013>{{cite web |date=8 August 2013 |title=Dream come true for Anae in Wallabies camp |work=Rugby Heaven |publisher=Fairfax |accessdate=11 January 2014 |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/9014882/Dream-come-true-for-Anae-in-Wallabies-camp |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110185841/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/9014882/Dream-come-true-for-Anae-in-Wallabies-camp |archivedate=10 January 2014 |df=dmy }} </ref>
<ref name = qrfsu-2006>{{Cite web |title= 2006 Representative Teams |publisher= Queensland Rugby Football Schools Union |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |url= http://qrfsu.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=89229 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060828011811/http://qrfsu.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=89229 |archivedate= 28 August 2006 |url-status= dead }} </ref>
<ref name = smh-2012>{{cite web |date= 27 February 2012 |first= Jim |last=Morton |title= Anae in line for surprise Reds start |work= Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= Fairfax |accessdate= 11 January 2014 |url= http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/anae-in-line-for-surprise-reds-start-20120227-1tyoo.html |url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140110172925/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/anae-in-line-for-surprise-reds-start-20120227-1tyoo.html |archivedate=10 January 2014 }} </ref> }}
==Super Rugby statistics==
{{updated|12 June 2021|<ref name="Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/albert-anae-8445.html | title=Player Statistics | work=It's Rugby}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:90%; font-size:95%; width:60%;" |- ! Season !! Team !! Games !! Starts !! Sub !! Mins !! Tries !! Cons !! Pens !! Drops !! Points !! Yel !!Red<!-- Games St Sub Min T C P FG Pts YC RC --> |- | 2011 || {{Rut|Reds}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2012 || {{Rut|Reds}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 107 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2013 || {{Rut|Reds}} || 10 || 1 || 9 || 271 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2014 || {{Rut|Reds}} || 10 || 0 || 10 || 131 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- | 2016 || {{Rut|Brumbies}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2021 AU || {{Rut|Rebels}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2021 TT || {{Rut|Rebels}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- !colspan="2"|Total || 26 || 2 || 24 || 536 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |}
== External links == *{{cite web |title= Wallabies profile |url= http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfiles/ProfilePage/tabid/1513/playerid/123/Default.aspx |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140110193057/http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfiles/ProfilePage/tabid/1513/playerid/123/Default.aspx |archivedate= 10 January 2014}} * [http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/37/Default.aspx Reds profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814161659/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/37/Default.aspx |date=14 August 2013 }} * [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_8445.html itsrugby.co.uk]
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