Cameron Henderson

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Cameron Henderson
Date of birth (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Hong Kong SAR
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
School Strathallan School

Cameron Henderson (born 13 January 2000) is a 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

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