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Rugby player
William Iain Henderson (born 21 February 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Ulster and the Ireland national team , and has been selected for two tours with the British & Irish Lions . He has been the captain of Ulster since 2019, and captained Ireland in 2021 and 2023.
Early life [ edit ]
Born in Craigavon, County Armagh , he was educated at Belfast Royal Academy ,[4] Ulster Schools' Cup final in 2010.[5] Aviva Stadium in Dublin.[6] Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh,[7] Queen's University Belfast after he was offered a place at the Ulster Rugby Academy.[4]
Professional career [ edit ]
He was awarded the £2,000 Jack Kyle Academy Bursary by the Ulster Rugby Official Supporters Club in December 2011, despite missing the first half of the 2011–12 season with a broken leg sustained playing for the Ulster Ravens.[8] [4] [9] U20 level,[4] 2012 U20 World Championships .[10] defeat to South Africa in Dublin .[11]
He was named Young Player of the Year at the 2013 Ulster Rugby Awards,[12] [13] 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] Rory Best , ahead of the 2019–20 season .[15]
With Ireland, he won the Six Nations Championship in 2014 and 2015 , the Grand Slam in 2018 , and the Triple Crown in 2022 , and played in the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and 2019 . He captained Ireland for the first time in February 2021. He was selected for the British and Irish Lions for their 2017 tour to New Zealand and 2021 tour to South Africa .[16]
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] Ireland 's preliminary 42-man squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup ,[18] Italy on 5 August 2023.[19]
Honours [ edit ]
Ireland
References [ edit ]
^ "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 .
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