Chris Henry (rugby union)
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 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
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