Ian Henderson (rugby union)
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Ian Henderson was a Scottish international rugby union
player.
He was capped eight times for between 1939-48. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals RFC
.
His brother Mac Henderson
was also capped for Scotland, and became the oldest living Scottish international in his later years.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.
He was capped eight times for between 1939-48. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals RFC
Edinburgh Academicals RFC
The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies or Edinburgh Acads, is a rugby union football club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club was formed in 1857 and is the oldest rugby club in Scotland, the second oldest club in continuous existence in the world behind Dublin...
.
His brother Mac Henderson
Mac Henderson
James McLaren Henderson , better known as Mac Henderson was a Scottish international rugby union player and businessman, founding one of Edinburgh's most famous restaurants, Henderson's. His brother Ian was also an international rugby player.Henderson was born in 1907 in Elphinstone, near Tranent...
was also capped for Scotland, and became the oldest living Scottish international in his later years.