Nelson Henderson
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Birth nameNelson Faviell Henderson
Date of birth24 September 1865
Date of death16 June 1943 (aged 77)
| Birth name | Nelson Faviell Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 September 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 June 1943 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Blewbury, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Faviell Henderson (24 September 1865 – 16 June 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Amateur career
He attended Dulwich College, Fettes College and Magdalen College.
At Oxford University he played for the varsity fifteen and obtained his blue in 1887. In the early 1890s he played for London Scottish.
Provincial career
He played for West of Scotland District in 1892, while with London Scottish.[2]
International career
Henderson made his international debut on 20 February 1892 at Edinburgh in the Scotland versus Ireland match, which was won by Scotland.
