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| His first appearance for Ireland came against ] in 1949 when he was 20 years old. He also played in the following game against Wales, where Ireland clinched both the ] and the ]. Due to injury, Henderson made only a single appearance for Ireland |
His first appearance for Ireland came against ] in 1949 when he was 20 years old. He also played in the following game against Wales, where Ireland clinched both the ] and the ]. Due to injury, Henderson made only a single appearance for Ireland at the ] in the match against France, but was still included in the ] squad that travelled to New Zealand and Australia that year.<ref name="IrishTimesObit" /> He played in a total of 15 matches during the tour, including in the third test match against ] where he played out of his normal position on the wing. The other matches Henderson played in were 10 tour games against local opposition in New Zealand, the match against the ] team, 2 tour games in Australia and an unofficial match against the ] during a stopoff on the journey home.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/player/?PlayGuid=NH497681 |title=Player Archive - Noel Henderson |work=LionsRugby.com}}</ref> | ||
| Henderson played in all of Ireland's games in the Five Nations Championship between 1951 and 1955, with Ireland winning the Championship in 1951. In 1956, Henderson was made captain of the national team.<ref name="IndyObit" /> Ireland recorded their first victory over a team from the southern hemisphere in January 1958, when they beat Australia during their ]. Henderson captained the side and with the scores tied at 6 points each, scored the try to give Ireland their win by 9 points to 6.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APsE7uhrwVg |title=Rugby International - Ireland: 9 Australia: 6 |publisher=British Pathé |id=British Pathé Film ID:1517.10}}</ref> | Henderson played in all of Ireland's games in the Five Nations Championship between 1951 and 1955, with Ireland winning the Championship in 1951. In 1956, Henderson was made captain of the national team.<ref name="IndyObit" /> Ireland recorded their first victory over a team from the southern hemisphere in January 1958, when they beat Australia during their ]. Henderson captained the side and with the scores tied at 6 points each, scored the try to give Ireland their win by 9 points to 6.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APsE7uhrwVg |title=Rugby International - Ireland: 9 Australia: 6 |publisher=British Pathé |id=British Pathé Film ID:1517.10}}</ref> | ||
| In his last game as Ireland captain in 1958 against France, Henderson switched position from centre to full-back. He finished his international career at full-back, playing all four games in the 1959 Five Nations championship in the position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5156.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match |title=Player: Noel Henderson |work=ESPN Scrum}}</ref> Henderson's 40 caps for Ireland placed him fourth |
In his last game as Ireland captain in 1958 against France, Henderson switched position from centre to full-back. He finished his international career at full-back, playing all four games in the 1959 Five Nations championship in the position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5156.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match |title=Player: Noel Henderson |work=ESPN Scrum}}</ref> Henderson's 40 caps for Ireland placed him fourth at the ] at the time of his retirement from international rugby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishrugby.ie/mobile/news/31604.php |title=Irish Rugby Heroes Of Yore Grace YouTube |date=18 April 2014 |publisher=Irish Rugby Football Union}}</ref> | ||
| Henderson played four times for the ], against East Midlands in 1951, Cardiff and Swansea in 1955 and as captain against Swansea in 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barbarianfc.co.uk/archive/profile/2396/n-j-henderson/ |title=Player Archive: N. J. Henderson|publisher=Barbarian Football Club}}</ref> | Henderson played four times for the ], against East Midlands in 1951, Cardiff and Swansea in 1955 and as captain against Swansea in 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barbarianfc.co.uk/archive/profile/2396/n-j-henderson/ |title=Player Archive: N. J. Henderson|publisher=Barbarian Football Club}}</ref> | ||
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Rugby player| Birth name | Noel Joseph Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1928-08-10)10 August 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Drumahoe, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 August 1997(1997-08-27) (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Foyle College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noel Henderson (10 August 1928 – 27 August 1997) was a rugby union player from Northern Ireland, who played in the centre position. O'Connor played club rugby with North of Ireland F.C., was capped forty times for Ireland, and was a member of the British and Irish Lions team that toured in 1950.
Early Life
Henderson was born in Drumahoe, County Londonderry on 10 August 1928. He attended Foyle College in Derry, and then Queen's University Belfast.
Playing career
His first appearance for Ireland came against Scotland in 1949 when he was 20 years old. He also played in the following game against Wales, where Ireland clinched both the Triple Crown and the Five Nations Championship. Due to injury, Henderson made only a single appearance for Ireland at the 1950 Five Nations in the match against France, but was still included in the British Lions squad that travelled to New Zealand and Australia that year. He played in a total of 15 matches during the tour, including in the third test match against New Zealand where he played out of his normal position on the wing. The other matches Henderson played in were 10 tour games against local opposition in New Zealand, the match against the New Zealand Maori team, 2 tour games in Australia and an unofficial match against the Ceylon national team during a stopoff on the journey home.
Henderson played in all of Ireland's games in the Five Nations Championship between 1951 and 1955, with Ireland winning the Championship in 1951. In 1956, Henderson was made captain of the national team. Ireland recorded their first victory over a team from the southern hemisphere in January 1958, when they beat Australia during their tour of Europe. Henderson captained the side and with the scores tied at 6 points each, scored the try to give Ireland their win by 9 points to 6.
In his last game as Ireland captain in 1958 against France, Henderson switched position from centre to full-back. He finished his international career at full-back, playing all four games in the 1959 Five Nations championship in the position. Henderson's 40 caps for Ireland placed him fourth at the all-time international appearances list at the time of his retirement from international rugby.
Henderson played four times for the Barbarians invitational rugby team, against East Midlands in 1951, Cardiff and Swansea in 1955 and as captain against Swansea in 1956.
Post-playing career
Following his retirement from playing rugby, he continued to play a role as an administrator for his club NIFC and for the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). He was elected president of the Irish Rugby Football Union for the 1990-91 season.
References
- ^ van Esbeck, Edmund (28 Aug 1997). "Former Lion Noel Henderson dies, 69". Irish Times.
- "Player Archive - Noel Henderson". LionsRugby.com.
- ^ Thornley, Gerry (4 September 1997). "Obituary: Noel Henderson". The Independent.
- Rugby International - Ireland: 9 Australia: 6. British Pathé. British Pathé Film ID:1517.10.
- "Player: Noel Henderson". ESPN Scrum.
- "Irish Rugby Heroes Of Yore Grace YouTube". Irish Rugby Football Union. 18 April 2014.
- "Player Archive: N. J. Henderson". Barbarian Football Club.
- "IRFU Former Presidents". Irish Rugby Football Union.
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| Coach | Leslie B. Osborne |