Chris Henry | |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1984 |
Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Weight: | 16st |
Ru Position: | Back row |
Ru Nationalteam: | Wolfhounds Ireland |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2009–12 2010–2015 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 10 24 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (20) (20) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 18 October 2015 |
Ru Clubyears: | 2006–2018 |
Ru Proclubs: | Ulster |
Ru Clubcaps: | 184 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (55) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 5 June 2021 |
Repsevensteam1: | Ireland |
School: | Wallace High School |
University: | Queen's University Belfast |
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]