Brian Anderson is a retired Scottish rugby Union referee who took charge of nineteen major international matches.
[6][7] Anderson was a touch judge in the 1987 Rugby World Cup Final played between New Zealand and France on 20 June.
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, Jim Fleming.
The International Rugby Football Board's new rule came into force and limited the panel of referees to three per country.
The SRU secretary Bill Hogg paid tribute to Anderson on his retirement, saying that[1] Without doubt he's been a tremendous referee over many years.