Rob Henderson

Rob Henderson
Birth name Robert Alexander James Henderson
Date of birth (1972-10-27) 27 October 1972
Place of birth Dover, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 93 kg (14.6 st)
School Tiffin School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

1997–2001
1999
2001–06
2006–07		 London Irish
Wasps
Leinster
Munster
Toulon
Esher
52
1
66
24
(90)
(0)
(70)
(30)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2003
2001		 Ireland
British and Irish Lions		 29
3		 (30)
(0)

Robert Alexander James Henderson (born 27 October 1972 in Dover, England) is a retired Irish rugby union footballer who played for a number of clubs including Toulon and Munster. He represented Ireland internationally, winning 29 caps, and toured with the 2001 British and Irish Lions, winning 3 caps.

Educated at the Tiffin School, Kingston upon Thames,[1] Henderson's natural athletic ability and aggression were effectively harnessed by rugby coach Dave Morris.[2]

Henderson played for London Irish, Wasps, Leinster and joined Munster in late 2001.

Henderson's career highlights at Munster include his tackle on Austin Healey in April 2003, which contributed to the try which was scored a mere two minutes later. An injured Austin was unable to defend his line after being "Hendoed" and Ronan O'Gara got over the line.

Henderson joined the French side Toulon, then of Pro D2, in 2006 and played for three years there, including their promotion to the Top 14 in 2008, before returning to the UK to sign for Esher RFC.

Statistics

International analysis by opposition

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Tries Points % Won
 Argentina1010150
 Australia*31200033.33
 Canada110000100
 England2020000
 France52300040
 Georgia110000100
 Italy5500315100
 Japan110015100
 New Zealand1010000
 Romania110015100
 Russia110000100
 Samoa1010000
 Scotland21100050
 South Africa3030000
 United States110000100
 Wales31200033.33
Total321616063050

Correct as of 7 July 2017[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lion Rob glad to ring the changes", Chris Jones, Evening Standard, 27 February 2001
  2. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/britishandirishlionsrugby/10128005/Lions-2013-lessons-from-game-changer-Rob-Henderson.html
  3. ↑ Rob Henderson, ESPN Scrum, 7 July 2017


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