Ian Henderson (rugby league)

For other people named Ian Henderson, see Ian Henderson (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Ian Henderson (rugby union).

Ian Henderson

Personal information
Born	23 April 1983 (1983-04-23) Torquay, Devon, England
Height	1.75 m (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 Eels	1	0	0	0	0
2005–2007	Bradford Bulls	70	13	0	0	52
2008–2010	NZ Warriors	65	8	0	0	32
2011–	Catalans Dragons	17	2	0	0	0
	Total	160	24	0	0	88
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–08	Scotland	4	0	0	0	8
As of 14 June 2011
Source: Rugby League Project

Ian Henderson (born 23 April 1983 in Torquay, England) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. A Scotland international representative hooker, his brothers are also rugby league players, Andrew Henderson and Kevin.

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 National Rugby League premiership 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 NRL season.

England

Henderson signed with the Bradford Bulls in 2005, where he made a massive impact in helping Bradford win the 2005 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]}

Controversy

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.

Warriors

On 23 June 2007, the New Zealand Warriors announced they had signed Henderson for two years.

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.

On the 23 August, it was announced by the Warriors that they had released Henderson from the final year of his contract so he could sign a three year deal with Catalans Dragons in the Super League starting in 2011.

Scotland

The Henderson's are a Scottish family and all three brothers play for Scotland at international level.

All three featured in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

References

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

External links

• Ian Henderson Official Player Profile