Chris Henry

CHRIS HENRY

BACK ROW

DOB Oct 17, 1984

BIRTHPLACE BELFAST Northern Ireland

HEIGHT 190 cm 6 foot 3 inches

WEIGHT 107 kg 16 stone 11 pounds

PLAYED 126

POINTS 25

School   Wallace High School

University           Queen's University Belfast

Rugby union career

Playing career

Professional / senior clubs

Years     Club / team        Caps      (points)

2006–    Ulster    113         (25)

Correct as of 8 February 2014.

National team(s)

Years     Club / team        Caps      (points)

2010–    Ireland  13           (5)

Correct as of 12 March 2014.

Ireland

Six Nations Championship: 2014

Sevens national teams

Years     Club / team        Comps

Ireland

PLAYER BIOG

Chris was a pupil at Wallace High School in Lisburn before entering the Ulster Rugby Academy. He is currently working for Ballymena. He earned a development contract at the start of the 2006/07 season and was upgraded to a full contract for 2007/08. Chris has represented Ireland at U21 level and also featured strongly for Ireland A in the 2009 Churchill Cup.

Chris' leadership was one of his key attributes from a young age and it was no surprise that he has captained Ulster on numerous occasions in the absence of Rory Best In November 2009, he was named in Ireland's 39-man squad for the 2009 end of year rugby tests. He won his first full Ireland cap against Australia on the summer tour down under in 2010.

Chris Henry  was made captain of the Ulster 2010 in April 2010

Chris played most of his rugby at number 8 until the 2010/11 season when he shifted to the openside flank role. The Lisburn man reinvented himself and played a key role in Ulster's steady improvement.

The 2011/12 season was a memorable one for Chris. He helped Ulster reach the Heineken Cup final and was named Player of the Year at the annual Ulster Rugby Awards Dinner. He also forced his way back into the Ireland set up and earned a spot in the Six Nations, before touring with them to New Zealand.

In 2012/13 he helped Ulster reach the final of the RaboDirect PRO12 and won six caps for Ireland. He toured with the international side to North America.

The highlight of his career so far came in the 2013/14 season when he played every game of the RBS 6 Nations and helped the international team win the Championship for the first time since 2009.

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