Edwin Henriksen (14 May 1929 – 20 September 2000) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a No. 8.[1]

Edwin Hansen Henriksen
Birth nameEdwin Hansen Henriksen
Date of birth(1929-05-14)14 May 1929
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death20 September 2000(2000-09-20) (aged 71)
Place of deathVancouver, Canada
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953 1 (0)

Rugby union career

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Amateur career

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Henriksen played for Royal HSFP.[2]
He also played Sevens for Royal HSFP in the 1950 Hawick Sevens tournament.[3]

Provincial career

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Henriksen played for a 'Rest of Edinburgh' side against Heriots FP on 19 April 1950.[4] He was later selected for Edinburgh District to play in Inter-City match against Glasgow District in December 1950.[5] In 1951 Edwin Henriksen played in a joint Glasgow-Edinburgh 'Cities XV' against South Africa.[6] That same year he was selected for the Co-Optimists in 1951.[7]

International career

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He was involved in the trial match for Scotland selection on 17 December 1949 when the Kelvinside-West forward R.C. Taylor was injured.[8] Henriksen played for the 'Rest of Scotland' side.[9][10] In 1953 he was capped for Scotland once. Henriksen played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.[11]

Emigration

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Shortly after playing for Scotland Henriksen emigrated to the United States of America on 27 May 1953.[citation needed]

He later moved to Canada in 1958.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Edwin Hansen Henriksen".
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000954/19500414/065/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19500404/202/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19501127/145/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19511031/138/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000470/19510918/049/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19491216/101/0012 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19491218/102/0016 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19491217/152/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Edwin Henriksen - Test matches".