Al Kanaar (born 4 March 1983) is a former

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Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer. Kanaar played as a Lock / Flanker for the

New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, ...

. Kanaar made 26 appearances for NSW and was capped once for the Wallabies, against the All Blacks at Eden Park in 2005. He was forced to retire before the 2008 season started due to a chronic knee injury.Injury forces Kanaar to retire
/ref> Al Kanaar is now the purple cap age group manager at Gerringong SLSC nippers. Al finished in seventh place in the swim at the Gerringong SLSC club champs before a sixth-place finish in the Taplin Relay at the 2020 Branch Championships.

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1983 births Living people Australia international rugby union players Australian rugby union players Rugby union players from Nowra, New South Wales Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub