Cameron Henderson

Cameron Henderson
Cameron Henderson in August 2024
Date of birth (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthHong Kong SAR
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
SchoolStrathallan School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Leicester Tigers
Youth career
Hong Kong FC
2013–2018 Strathallan School
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2020 Stirling County ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Leicester Tigers 49 (30)
2022 → Nottingham (loan) 1 (0)
Correct as of 21 December 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Scotland U18 3 (0)
2019–2020 Scotland U20 11 (0)
2023 Scotland 1 (0)
Correct as of 29 July 2023

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]

Early life

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]

Club career

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]

International career

Henderson has played for Scotland U18.[12][1] In June 2021 Henderson was called up to the Scotland squad for the Summer internationals.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Scotland U18 (Cameron Henderson) - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  2. ^ "FAMILY AFFAIRS".
  3. ^ "Rugby prospect Cameron Henderson setting his sights on pro ranks". Daily Record. 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Road to BT Murrayfield: Strathallan School looking forward to under-18 final - SCRUM". scrummagazine.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Glenalmond 8 - 52 Strathallan: Favourites clinch U18 Cup".
  6. ^ "Scottish Rugby roster of top young talent confirmed for 17/18 season - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy stage three players for 2018/19". scrummagazine.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Leicester Tigers: Dan Kelly, Cameron Henderson and Oliver Chessum to join in 2020-21". BBC Sport. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Leicester make 13 changes as they prepare to host Bath on Saturday". Rugby Pass. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Gloucester beat Leicester in try fest with Ollie Thorley scoring four times in 20 minutes". The Daily Telegraph. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ^ "U18 Champions - Dumfries Saints Rugby Club". 10 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.