Robert Henderson (rugby union, born 1900)
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| Birth name | Robert Gordon Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 January 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coldstream, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 February 1977 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Henderson (8 January 1900 – 24 February 1977) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Amateur career
Henderson played for Newcastle Northern.
He retired from rugby union in September 1925.[2] It was a re-occurrence of his knee injury that forced this decision.[3]
Provincial career
He played for Scotland Probables against Scotland Possibles in the trial match of 22 December 1923. The Possibles won the match 10 - 6.[4] He turned out again for the Probables in the later trial match of 19 January 1924.[5]
International career
Henderson played for Scotland twice in 1924.[6]
That same year he played for the British and Irish Lions on their tour to South Africa.[7] It was on his tour that he injured his knee and that curtailed his playing career.[8] He received electrical treatment to his knee in Johannesburg.[9]
Police career
He joined the Nigerian Police in 1929. In 1933 he was the Assistant Commissioner.[9]