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Chris Henry
	Henry warming up prior to Ireland's opening match versus Canada during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth	17 October 1984 (age 40)
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
Position(s)
Position(s)	Back row
Senior career
Years	Team
2006–2018	Ulster
	Correct as of 5 June 2021
International career
Years	Team
2009–12	Wolfhounds
2010–2015	Ireland
	Correct as of 18 October 2015
National sevens team
Years	Team
	Ireland

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

^ "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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