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Anderson's last international refereeing appearance on 13 October 1991 was at the World Cup match between
Argentina and Western Samoa in Pontypridd where he had to retire from his duties having sustained a hamstring injury during that match and was replaced by his fellow Scottish Referee,
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who took charge of nineteen major international matches. The international matches that he officiated over took place between 1985 and 1991 and included matches at the first two
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on 13 October 1991. In the quarter final match between
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Without doubt he's been a tremendous referee over many years. He set a new standard for refereeing in
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match between Wales and
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