Cameron Henderson (born 13 January 2000) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Gallagher Premiership club Leicester Tigers. Born in Hong Kong, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]

Early life

Henderson was born in Hong Kong in 2000. His Scottish father, Russel, was resident in Hong Kong working as a loss adjuster.[2] He started his rugby union career in Hong Kong as a colt for Hong Kong FC.[citation needed]

Henderson came to Scotland from Hong Kong in 2013.[3] He played rugby union for Strathallan School in Perthshire.[4] He was in the team that won the Scottish Schools Cup of 2017-2018 season, beating Glenalmond College in the final.[5]

Henderson joined the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2017-18 season as a Stage 2 supported player.[6]

Henderson played for Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership.[7]

Club career

Henderson graduated to be a Stage 3 player in the Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy for the 2018-19 season. Stage 3 players are given a professional contract by the Academy. He was placed in the Caledonia academy and assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season.[8]

He signed for Leicester Tigers on 10 April 2020.[9] Henderson made his Leicester debut on 22 August 2020 as a replacement in a game against Bath at Welford Road,[10] and scored his first try a week later against Gloucester at Kingsholm.[11]

International career

Henderson has played for Scotland U18.[12][1] In June 2021 Henderson was called up to the Scotland squad for the Summer internationals.[13] However, he won his first cap in the World Cup warm up match versus Italy at Murrayfield on 29 July 2023.[14] In January 2025 he was called into the 6 Nations squad,[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Scotland U18 (Cameron Henderson) - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  2. ^ "FAMILY AFFAIRS".
  3. ^ "Rugby prospect Cameron Henderson setting his sights on pro ranks". Daily Record. 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Road to BT Murrayfield: Strathallan School looking forward to under-18 final - SCRUM". scrummagazine.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Glenalmond 8 - 52 Strathallan: Favourites clinch U18 Cup".
  6. ^ "Scottish Rugby roster of top young talent confirmed for 17/18 season - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy stage three players for 2018/19". scrummagazine.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Leicester Tigers: Dan Kelly, Cameron Henderson and Oliver Chessum to join in 2020-21". BBC Sport. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Leicester make 13 changes as they prepare to host Bath on Saturday". Rugby Pass. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Gloucester beat Leicester in try fest with Ollie Thorley scoring four times in 20 minutes". The Daily Telegraph. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ^ "U18 Champions - Dumfries Saints Rugby Club". 10 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Scotland 25-13 Italy". Scottish Rugby Union. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Steward and Henderson sign new Tigers deals". BBC. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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