Lucy Anderson (rugby union)

Anderson injured her right knee skiing in 2007 and had to have a full reconstruction of her ACL joint.^[1] In 2012, she had cartilage taken out of her right knee and her left knee also had a full ACL reconstruction because of a rugby injury.^[1]

Outside of rugby, Anderson worked in the occupational therapy department at Christchurch Hospital.^[2][3] During her time playing for Canterbury, she has played in the midfield before switching to the back row, and then to the front row.^[2][3] She had been in the Black Ferns wider training squad since she was 19, but had never made the side.^[2]

Anderson was named in the Matatū squad for the inaugural 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season.^[4][5] She was selected for the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.^[6][7] She made her international debut on 18 June 2022 against the United States at Whangārei.^[8][9][10]

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