Iain Henderson

Iain Henderson
Birth name William Iain Henderson
Date of birth (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992
Place of birth Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Weight 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012– Ulster 84 (25)
Correct as of 5 September 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–12
2012–
2012–
2017

Ireland U20

Ireland
British and Irish Lions		 23
39

0		 (20)
(25)

(0)
Correct as of 9 June 2018

William Iain Henderson (born 21 February 1992), more commonly known as Iain Henderson is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays for Ulster and for Ireland.[3]

Henderson started his rugby career at Belfast Royal Academy where he excelled at all age levels up to, and including the school's 1st XV when he guided them to the final of the Ulster Schools' Cup in 2010.

Ireland

Henderson represented Ireland at U19 level and at U20 level. During the time playing for the Ireland U20 side, he assisted in securing fifth place in the 2012 U20 World Championships helping the team beat South Africa, England and France.

Henderson received a call up for the Ireland national rugby union team on 28 October 2012.[4] On 10 November 2012, he made his senior debut for Ireland in the defeat to South Africa in Dublin.[5] Henderson was called up for the Lions in the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.

Honours

Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "William Iain Henderson". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ http://www.ulsterrugby.com/team/player.php?PlayId=99509#.V6No0DkrKCQ
  3. ↑ Ulster Iain Henderson Profile Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Additional Players Drafted Into Ireland Squad
  5. ↑ "Pressure increases on Declan Kidney as limp second half exposes Ireland's limitations". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top". Irish Independent. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.