Chris Henry (rugby union)
Appearance
![]() Henry warming up prior to Ireland's opening match versus Canada during the 2015 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 17 October 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 16 st 11 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wallace High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Henry (born 17 October 1984) is a former Irish rugby union rugby player. He played for Ulster and Ballymena Rugby Club.
He was educated at the Wallace High School[1] in Lisburn before going to Queen's University Belfast.[2] In November 2009, he was named in Ireland's 39-man squad for the 2009 end of year rugby tests and again in the squad for the 2010 mid-year rugby test series when he received his first cap vs Australia.[3]
In November 2014, Henry suffered a temporary blockage of a small blood vessel in his brain before Ireland were due to play South Africa in the end-of-year international series.[4][5]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Chris_Henry_leads_out_Ulster_at_Ravenhill.jpg/220px-Chris_Henry_leads_out_Ulster_at_Ravenhill.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/European_Sevens_2008%2C_Ireland_vs_Ukraine%2C_Oleg_Kvasnitsa.jpg/220px-European_Sevens_2008%2C_Ireland_vs_Ukraine%2C_Oleg_Kvasnitsa.jpg)
Honours
[edit]Ireland A
[edit]- Churchill Cup:
- Winner (1): 2009
Ireland
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Henry's Ulster Rugby Biog". Ulster Rugby. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Six Nations: Late developer Chris Henry making mark with Ireland". BBC Sport. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Henry called into Ireland squad". BBC Sport. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ^ "Chris Henry to receive specialist care after blockage of blood vessel in his brain". The Score. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Ireland's Chris Henry sidelined by blood vessel blockage in his brain". Irish Independent. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
External links
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Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Irish rugby union players
- Ulster Rugby players
- Ballymena R.F.C. players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- People educated at Wallace High School, Lisburn
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Ireland Wolfhounds international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- Rugby union flankers
- Irish rugby union biography stubs