Andrew Henderson (rugby union)

Not to be confused with Andrew Henderson (rugby league).
Andrew Henderson
Personal information
Full name Andrew Roger Henderson
Date of birth 3 February 1980
Place of birth Kent, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) [1]
School(s) attended Lenzie Academy
Club information
Position(s) Centre
Current club GHA
Youth clubs
YearsClub
Glasgow Thistles
West of Scotland
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)


2001–09

2009–2010
2010

2011-
Glasgow Hawks
Glasgow Warriors
Montauban
Newcastle Falcons
GHA

121 (60)
Representative teams**
2001–08Scotland53 (40)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 26 July 2009.

Andrew Roger Henderson (born 3 February 1980 in Kent, England) is a Scottish rugby union footballer who currently plays for GHA. Henderson, who plays at centre has been capped 53 times and scored 8 tries for Scotland.

He was educated at Lenzie primary school and Lenzie Academy.[2] Henderson played rugby union for West of Scotland at stand off as a youngster before moving to Glasgow Hawks, then Glasgow Warriors where he was preferred at centre.

Playing as a centre, apart from one outing on the wing (vs Wales 2004), he made his debut in the blue of Scotland in 2001 as a second-half replacement against Ireland. The Scots won 32–10 with Henderson scoring the fourth try. His final game for Scotland was in 2008.

In March 2009, Henderson joined Montauban in France on a 3-year contract.[3] Due to financial difficulties and relegation from the Top 14 at Montauban, he was released at the end of 2010 season. He returned to Glasgow and to play with GHA RFC in the National League, the 2nd tier of club rugby.

He is often called "Muffles" because of his usually silent nature

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Newcastle Falcons". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. Julian Peck (2004-11-16). "Reporter Julian Peck talks to Scotland rugby star Andrew Henderson - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  3. "Andy Henderson to join Montauban". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

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