Cameron Henderson

Cameron Henderson (born 13 January 2000 in Hong Kong) is a Scottish rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. His usual position is lock.[1] He was previously a stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player assigned to Glasgow Warriors.

Cameron Henderson
Birth nameCameron Henderson
Date of birth (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000
Place of birthHong Kong
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
SchoolStrathallan School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Leicester Tigers
Youth career
– Hong Kong FC
2013-18 Strathallan School
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018-20 Stirling County ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2020 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
2020– Leicester Tigers 37 (30)
Correct as of 14 May 2023
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Scotland U18 3 (0)
2019–2020 Scotland U20 11 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

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.

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]

Professional 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. "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.
  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.
  7. "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy stage three players for 2018/19". scrummagazine.com.
  8. "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  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.
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