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Maurice Henderson
Scotland international rugby union player
Maurice Henderson (4 April 1913 - 14 October 1989) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
| Birth name | Maurice Michael Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1913-04-04)4 April 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 October 1989(1989-10-14) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bedford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
He also played club rugby for Dunfermline.[1]
He later played for Leicester Tigers.[2]
Provincial career
He represented Midlands District in their match against North of Scotland District. Midlands won 8-3 on 6 November 1937.
Henderson then played for North of Scotland District combined side in their match against South of Scotland District on 20 November 1937.[3]
He was then selected for the Scotland Probables side in the trial match against Scotland Possibles. The first trial on 18 December 1937 fell foul of the weather, but Henderson turned out for Probables on 15 January 1938. He didn't impress in the first half and turned out for the Possibles in the second half.[4]
International career
Henderson became the Physical Education instructor at Dunfermline High School. He then moved to Bedford to become the Director of Physical Education for Bedfordshire county in England.[2]
- Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19420606/167/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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