Ian Henderson
Personal information
Nickname	Hendo
Born	23 April 1983 (1983-04-23) (age 26)
	Torquay, Devon, England
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2003–2004	Sydney Roosters	7	1	0	0	4
2005	Parramatta	1	0	0	0	1
2005–2007	Bradford	70	13	0	0	52
2008–	Warriors	48	7	0	0	28
	Total	126	21	0	0	85
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008–	Scotland	4	0	0	0	0
Source: Rugby League Project

Ian Henderson (born 23 April 1983 in Torquay, England) is an Scottish professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at hooker.

Two of Henderson's brothers are also rugby league players, Andrew Henderson and Kevin.

[edit] Early Years

Henderson was born in England but the family moved to the Central Coast of New South Wales of Australia and Ian attended Terrigal High School. He made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Parramatta Eels in Round 1 of the 2003 NRL season. After two years at the Roosters he moved to Parramatta however did not achieve more game time and left half way through the 2005 season.

[edit] England

Henderson signed with the Bradford Bulls in 2005, where he made a massive impact in helping Bradford win the Super League Grand Final. However with the arrival of Terry Newton, Henderson has found it hard to gain selection into the Bulls run on Team.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Controvesy

While a New Zealand Warrior player, Henderson said Castleford, West Yorkshire was the worst place he had lived. He said of the former coal mining town that residents have rotten teeth, spend too much time drinking and need a bath.^[1]

[edit] Warriors

On 23 June 2007, the New Zealand Warriors announced they had signed Henderson for two years.^{[2] [3]}

Henderson made his debut for the Warriors in Round 1, 2008, playing against the Melbourne Storm.

In May 2009 the Warriors announced they had re-signed him until the end of the 2011 season.^[4]

[edit] Scotland

The Hendersons are a Scottish family and all three brothers play for Scotland at international level.^[5][6][7]

All three featured in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[8].

[edit] References

• Henderson bent on revenge The Telegraph and Argus, 30th May 2007

[edit] External links

• Ian Henderson Official Player Profile