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Alan Henderson (rugby union)

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Alan Henderson
Full nameAlan Peter Henderson
Date of birth(1920-05-26)26 May 1920
Place of birthDartford, England
Date of death4 April 2003(2003-04-04) (aged 82)
Place of deathNorth Yorkshire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–49 England 9 (3)

Alan Peter Henderson (26 May 1920 – 4 April 2003) was an English international rugby union player.

Born in Dartford, Kent, Henderson attended Taunton School and the University of Cambridge, gaining three blues. He was a specialist hooker. Other than varsity rugby, Henderson also played for Kent, Taunton and Richmond, as well as the Wanderers club in Edinburgh, where he was also a cricketer with Grange.[1][2] From 1947 to 1949, Henderson was capped nine times as an England hooker, before losing his place to John Steeds.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Newcomers To Taunton Team". Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser. 26 October 1940.
  2. ^ "149 by Matthews at Raeburn Place". The Scotsman. 2 July 1951.
  3. ^ "Henderson Dropped From England XV". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 February 1949.
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