Gavin Henson

Gavin Henson

Birth name	Gavin Lloyd Henson
Date of birth	(1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth	Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight	93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)[2]
School	Plas-y-Felin Primary School, Brynteg Comprehensive, Bridgend, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half Centre Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 Llanelli 1 (5) 2000–2003 Swansea 57 (391) 2003–2009 Ospreys 98 (778) 2010–2011 Saracens 3 (0) 2011 Toulon 3 (5) 2011–2012 Cardiff Blues 8 (0) 2012–2013 London Welsh 9 (67) 2013–2015 Bath 35 (72) 2015–2017 Bristol 27 (271) 2017-2019 Dragons 15 (98) 2024 Pencoed 1 (5) Correct as of 16 September 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2011 Wales 33 (130) 2005 British and Irish Lions 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 West Wales 1 0 0 0 0

Gavin Lloyd Henson (born 1 February 1982) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player, who played as a fly-half, fullback and inside centre.

Between 2000 and 2019 he played for Llanelli, Swansea RFC, the Ospreys, Saracens, Toulon, Cardiff Blues, London Welsh, Bath, Bristol and the Dragons.

He won 33 caps for Wales national team and one for the British & Irish Lions. He was part of a Wales team which won Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008. He played for the British & Irish Lions in their 2005 tour to New Zealand.

Since 2010, Henson has participated in several reality television series: 71 Degrees North, Strictly Come Dancing, The Bachelor and Celebrity Hunted. In 2021 he began playing rugby league for West Wales Raiders in League 1.