Ian Henderson (rugby union)

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Ian Henderson
Birth nameIan Cowe Henderson
Date of birth(1918-10-31)31 October 1918
Place of birth Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Date of death11 June 1991(1991-06-11) (aged 72)
Place of death Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh District ()
- Scotland Probables ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1939-48 Scotland 8 (0)

Ian Henderson (31 October 1918 – 11 June 1991) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals RFC. [1] [2]

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District. [2] He represented Scotland Probables in 1947.

International career

He was capped eight times for Scotland between 1939 and 1948. [1]

Family

His brother James McLaren Henderson – Mac Henderson – was also capped for Scotland, and became the oldest living Scottish international in his later years. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p138
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
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