Cameron Henderson

Cameron Henderson (born 13 January 2000) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Gallagher Premiership club Leicester Tigers. Born in Hong Kong, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.^[1]

Cameron Henderson

Henderson in August 2024
Date of birth	(2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Hong Kong SAR
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
School	Strathallan School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Leicester Tigers Youth career Hong Kong FC 2013–2018 Strathallan School Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2020 Stirling County () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020– Leicester Tigers 65 (40) 2022 → Nottingham (loan) 1 (0) Correct as of 15 June 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018 Scotland U18 3 (0) 2019–2020 Scotland U20 11 (0) 2023 Scotland 1 (0) Correct as of 29 July 2023

Early life

Henderson was born in Hong Kong in 2000. His Scottish father, Russel, was resident in Hong Kong working as a loss adjuster.^[2] He started his rugby union career in Hong Kong as a colt for Hong Kong FC.^{[citation needed]}

Henderson came to Scotland from Hong Kong in 2013.^[3] He played rugby union for Strathallan School in Perthshire.^[4] He was in the team that won the Scottish Schools Cup of 2017-2018 season, beating Glenalmond College in the final.^[5]

Henderson joined the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2017-18 season as a Stage 2 supported player.^[6]

Henderson played for Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership.^[7]

Club career

Henderson graduated to be a Stage 3 player in the Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy for the 2018-19 season. Stage 3 players are given a professional contract by the Academy. He was placed in the Caledonia academy and assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season.^[8]

He signed for Leicester Tigers on 10 April 2020.^[9] Henderson made his Leicester debut on 22 August 2020 as a replacement in a game against Bath at Welford Road,^[10] and scored his first try a week later against Gloucester at Kingsholm.^[11]

International career

Henderson has played for Scotland U18.^[12][1] In June 2021, Henderson was called up to the Scotland squad for the Summer internationals.^[13] However, he won his first cap in the World Cup warm up match versus Italy at Murrayfield on 29 July 2023.^[14] In January 2025, he was called into the 6 Nations squad.^[15]