Frederick Henderson (rugby union)

Frederick Henderson

Full name	Frederick William Henderson
Date of birth	(1879-01-03)3 January 1879
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	30 September 1950(1950-09-30) (aged 71)
Place of death	Kirkmichael, Scotland
School	Dundee High School Loretto School
University	University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)	Christian minister
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1900 Scotland 2 (0)

Frederick William Henderson (3 January 1879 — 30 September 1950) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Henderson was born into a family of leather merchants from Invergowrie, outside Dundee. He attended the Dundee High School until 1894, when he moved over to Loretto School, where he was head boy and rugby captain.

A London Scottish forward, Henderson had an athletic build and was at his best in open play. His career for Scotland was brief, consisting of two caps during the 1900 Home Nations, for away matches against Wales and Ireland.

Henderson, who studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh, spent two decades in India as a lecturer at Madras Christian College and undertaking missionary work. On his return home, Henderson was minister for Kirkmichael Parish, a position he had held for 19 years at the time of his death in 1950.

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players

External links

• Frederick Henderson at ESPNscrum