About Alan Henderson
Lived 1920 – 2003 (aged 82). Alan Henderson was a rugby union player.
Alan Peter Henderson (26 May 1920 – 4 April 2003) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Dartford, Kent, Henderson attended Taunton School and the University of Cambridge, gaining three blues. He was a specialist hooker. Other than varsity rugby, Henderson also played for Kent, Taunton and Richmond, as well as the Wanderers club in Edinburgh, where he was also a cricketer with Grange. From 1947 to 1949, Henderson was capped nine times as an England hooker, before losing his place to John Steeds.
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Who was Alan Henderson?
rugby player
When was Alan Henderson born?
Alan Henderson was born on 26 May 1920.
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Alan Henderson died on 4 April 2003.
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Alan Henderson was a rugby union player.
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