 Cameron Henderson in August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hong Kong SAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cameron Henderson (born 13 January 2000) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Gallagher Premiership club Leicester Tigers. Born in Hong Kong, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. [1]
Henderson was born in Hong Kong in 2000. His Scottish father, Russel, was resident in Hong Kong working as a loss adjuster. [2] He started his rugby union career in Hong Kong as a colt for Hong Kong FC.[ citation needed ]
Henderson came to Scotland from Hong Kong in 2013. [3] He played rugby union for Strathallan School in Perthshire. [4] He was in the team that won the Scottish Schools Cup of 2017-2018 season, beating Glenalmond College in the final. [5]
Henderson joined the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2017-18 season as a Stage 2 supported player. [6]
Henderson played for Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership. [7]
Henderson graduated to be a Stage 3 player in the Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy for the 2018-19 season. Stage 3 players are given a professional contract by the Academy. He was placed in the Caledonia academy and assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season. [8]
He signed for Leicester Tigers on 10 April 2020. [9] Henderson made his Leicester debut on 22 August 2020 as a replacement in a game against Bath at Welford Road, [10] and scored his first try a week later against Gloucester at Kingsholm. [11]
Henderson has played for Scotland U18. [12] [1] In June 2021 Henderson was called up to the Scotland squad for the Summer internationals. [13] However, he won his first cap in the World Cup warm up match versus Italy at Murrayfield on 29 July 2023. [14] In January 2025 he was called into the 6 Nations squad, [15]
