Ian Henderson (31 October 1918 – 11 June 1991) was a

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District. He represented

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International career

He was capped eight times for between 1939 and 1948.

Family

His brother James McLaren Henderson –

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– was also capped for Scotland, and became the oldest living Scottish international in his later years.

References

;Sources * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1918 births 1991 deaths Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Tranent Scotland international rugby union players Scotland Probables players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union props {{scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub