Andrew Roger Henderson (born 3 February 1980) is a

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer who played at

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; who was capped 53 times and scored eight tries for

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Early life

Henderson was born on 3 February 1980 in

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. He was educated at Lenzie primary school and

Lenzie Academy Lenzie Academy is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The catchment area covers Lenzie, Auchinloch and southern parts of Kirkintilloch. Senior management team The school is manage ...

Rugby career

Henderson played rugby union for West of Scotland at stand off as a youngster before moving to

Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks is an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for three consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. History In Paris on 27 August 1995 a meeting of the International Rugby ...

, then

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

where he was preferred at centre. Playing as a centre, apart from one outing on the wing (versus Wales 2004), he made his debut in the blue of

in 2001 as a second-half replacement against

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The Scots won 32–10 with Henderson scoring the fourth try. His final game for Scotland was in 2008. In March 2009, Henderson joined

Montauban Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, an ...

in France on a three-year contract. Due to financial difficulties and relegation from the

Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...

at Montauban, he was released at the end of 2010 season. He returned to Glasgow in the summer of 2011 to play with Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians, where as Club Captain he appeared 102 times over five seasons. He is often called "Muffles" because of his hair used to cover his ears. He presented the match ball on 2 January 2016 for the Glasgow Warriors re-located second leg of the

1872 Cup The 1872 Cup – also known as the 1872 Challenge Cup – is a men's rugby union tournament contested every year between the two Scottish professional clubs, Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby use selected ...

match against

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Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a Rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest sta ...

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at www.glasgowwarriors.com (unofficial fansite) 1980 births Living people Anglo-Scots Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC players Glasgow Warriors players People educated at Lenzie Academy Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Chatham, Kent Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players West of Scotland FC players {{scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub