Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson (born 1963 in Springsure, Queensland, Australia) is a former Assistant Coach of Glasgow Rugby, now known as the Glasgow Warriors; a former rugby league coach of various clubs including assistant coach Australian Kangaroos; a former High Performance Manager of the Scottish and Irish Rugby Unions; and now head coach, High Performance, Rugby Australia

Playing career

Anderson was a professional rugby league footballer. Starting his career in the Queensland Rugby League Central Division he initially played in the Central Highlands Rugby League. He started with the Emerald Tigers, first in their Junior teams from 1976 to 1979 then progressed to their Senior teams from 1980 to 1982.

Staying in the Queensland Central Division he then moved to the Fitzroy Sharks, staying there from January to August 1983. He went back to rugby league in 2007, becoming the head coach of the Comets. In 2008-9 he went back to the Tweed Heads Seagulls this time as head coach. Kiwi Searancke as head coach of Glasgow; Anderson Assistant. The other assistant coach Gordon Macpherson, Searancke, NZ, with Anderson, an Australian, making an entire antipodean management team."

Scotland

Anderson was moved to Murrayfield as high performance manager. Head coach, High Performance RWA, Rugby Australia; Director of Rugby|RugbyWA

Outwith Rugby

Laboratory technician / manager Queensland manager, Australian Drug Foundation Queensland Manager integrated living