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Ian Henderson (rugby league footballer)
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Ian Henderson 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
.
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.
, Henderson has found it hard to gain selection into the Bulls run on Team.
, 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.
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.
at international level.
All three featured in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. A Scotland
Scotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
international representative hooker, his brothers are also rugby league players, Andrew Henderson
Andrew Henderson (rugby league)
Andrew Henderson is an English Professional rugby league footballer for Sheffield Eagles. A Scotland international representative hooker, he previously played for Gateshead Thunder, Castleford Tigers, Balmain Tigers, Salford and Barrow.Henderson began his professional career in England in 2001...
and Kevin
Kevin Henderson (rugby league)
Kevin Henderson is a British professional rugby league footballer for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of Super League. A Scotland international representative forward, Henderson previously played in Australia for the Newcastle Knights and in England for Leigh Centurions...
.
Early years
Henderson was born in England but the family moved to the Central CoastCentral Coast, New South Wales
The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coast north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie....
of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
of Australia and Ian attended Terrigal High School
Terrigal, New South Wales
Terrigal is a major coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....
. He made his National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
premiership debut for the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
against the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
in Round 1 of the 2003 NRL season. After two years at the Roosters he moved to Parramatta
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
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 NewtonTerry Newton
Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...
, Henderson has found it hard to gain selection into the Bulls run on Team.
Controversy
While a New Zealand Warrior player, Henderson said CastlefordCastleford
Castleford is the largest of the "five towns" district in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is near Pontefract, and has a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census, but has seen a rise in recent years and is now around 45-50,000. To the north...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
was the worst place he had lived. He said of the former coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
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
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
.
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
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
starting in 2011.
Scotland
The Henderson's are a Scottish family and all three brothers play for ScotlandScotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
at international level.
All three featured in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.