Ian Henderson (rugby union)

For other people with similar names, see Ian Henderson (rugby league), Iain Henderson, and Ian Henderson (disambiguation).

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

Ian Henderson

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

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals RFC.

Provincial career

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

International career

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

Family

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

References

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)