Ander Monro
Birth date6 September 1981 (age 44)
Birth placeNorth York, Ontario
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
PositionFly-half
Repteam 1Canada
Repcaps 130
Reppoints 165
Repyears 12006-
Years 12003-2006
Years 22006-2007
Years 32007-2009
Apps 114
Apps 215
Points 144
Points 252
Clubs 1Edinburgh
Clubs 2Waterloo
Clubs 3Colorno Rugby

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]

References

  1. ^ "Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  2. ^ "Official RWC 2011 Site - Canada - Ander Monro". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-18.