Andrew Henderson (rugby union)

Not to be confused with Andrew Henderson (rugby league).

Andrew Henderson

Birth name	Andrew Roger Henderson
Date of birth	(1980-02-03) 3 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kent, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)[1]
School	Lenzie Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow Thistles () West of Scotland () Glasgow Hawks () 2008-09 West of Scotland () 2011-16 Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians 102 (170) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–09 Glasgow Warriors 140 (65) 2009–10 Montauban () 2010–11 Newcastle Falcons () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–08 Scotland 53 (40)

Andrew Roger Henderson (born 3 February 1980) is a Scottish rugby union footballer who played at centre; who was capped 53 times and scored eight tries for Scotland.

Early life

Henderson was born on 3 February 1980 in Chatham[2] in Kent, England. He was educated at Lenzie primary school and Lenzie Academy.[3]

Rugby career

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 (versus 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 three-year contract.[4] 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 in the summer of 2011 to play with Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians, where as Club Captain he appeared 102 times over five seasons.

He is often called "Muffles" because of his hair used to cover his ears.

He presented the match ball on 2 January 2016 for the Glasgow Warriors re-located second leg of the 1872 Cup match against Edinburgh at Murrayfield Stadium.[5]

References

1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Newcastle Falcons". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
2. Andrew Henderson – Scotland Retrieved 23/4/21.
3. Julian Peck (16 November 2004). "Reporter Julian Peck talks to Scotland rugby star Andrew Henderson – Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
4. "Andy Henderson to join Montauban". glasgowwarriors.com (unofficial fansite). 24 March 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
5. "Glasgow Warriors on Twitter" – via Twitter.

External links

• profile at www.glasgowwarriors.com (unofficial fansite)