Iain Henderson
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William Iain Henderson (born 21 February 1992) is a professional
Early life
Born in
Professional career
He was awarded the £2,000
He was named Young Player of the Year at the 2013 Ulster Rugby Awards,[12] and Personality of the Year in the 2021 Awards.[13] He was part of the Ulster team that made the 2013 Pro12 Grand Final and the 2020 Pro14 Grand Final. He made his 100th appearance for Ulster against Leicester Tigers in the European Rugby Champions Cup in January 2019,[14] and was named Ulster's captain, replacing the retiring Rory Best, ahead of the 2019–20 season.[15]
With Ireland, he won the
Henderson's central contract with the IRFU was due to expire after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and there was speculation that he might move abroad. He signed an extension in 2023, keeping him with Ulster and Ireland for a further two seasons.[17] He was called up to Ireland's preliminary 42-man squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup,[18] and captained the side in the warm-up game against Italy on 5 August 2023.[19]
Honours
- Ireland
- 5× Six Nations Championship: 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023,[20] 2024
- 2× Grand Slam: 2018, 2023
- 3× Triple Crown: 2018, 2022, 2023
References
- ^ Playing stats at ItsRugby.co.uk
- ^ Ireland profile at IrishRugby.ie
- ^ "LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE". Lions Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Who is Iain Henderson: Ten things you should know about the Ireland lock", Rugby World, 10 June 2021
- ^ "Northern Bank Schools Cup Final: Ballymena 10 BRA 7", The Front Row Union, 17 March 2010
- ^ Richard Mulligan, "Marshall to play leading role in historic match", News Letter, 31 July 2010
- ^ Jonathan Bradley, "Henderson has taken an unlikely path to lead Ulstermen", Belfast Telegraph, 16 November 2019
- ^ "Ian [sic] Henderson awarded URSC Academy bursary", News Letter, 19 December 2011
- ^ David Kelly, "Hot prospect Henderson pens new Ulster deal", Irish Independent, 11 October 2012
- ^ "JWC2012: Jackson pulled from Ireland U20 Squad.", The Front Row Union, 25 May 2012
- ^ "Pressure increases on Declan Kidney as limp second half exposes Ireland's limitations". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Richard Mullugan, "Nevin Spence honoured at Ulster Rugby awards", News Letter, 11 May 2013
- ^ "Henderson Leads The Winners At Ulster Rugby Awards", IrishRugby.ie, 7 June 2021
- ^ "Henderson Returns To Win His 100th Ulster Cap Against Tigers", Irish Rugby, 18 January 2019
- ^ "Henderson announced as Ulster captain". Ulster Rugby. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out". BBC Sport. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Iain Henderson signs two-year contract extension with IRFU and Ulster", The 42, 23 June 2023
- ^ Josh Graham, "Ireland Rugby World Cup squad 2023 – Farrell names 42 players", Rugby World, 30 May 2023
- ^ "Ireland 33-17 Italy: Grand Slam winners begin World Cup warm-up series with solid home win", BBC Sport, 5 August 2023
- ^ "All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top". Irish Independent. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.