Beau Henry (born 17 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup.[2] He formerly played for the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays halfback and five-eighth.
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| Born | 17 January 1990 Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editHenry was born in Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior football for the Warilla Gorillas before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Playing career
editFrom 2008 to 2010, Henry played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team, scoring over 400 points.[3] At the end of 2009, Henry won the 2009 NYC Player of the Year award[4] and was named at halfback in the 2009 NYC Team of the Year.[5] In 2009, Henry almost signed with the North Queensland Cowboys but was convinced not to by Dragons first-grade coach, Wayne Bennett. He played on with the Dragons in 2010 without yet making his NRL debut. In June 2010, Henry signed a three-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2011.[6]
In round 1 of the 2011 season, Henry made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Penrith Panthers.[7][8] He scored a try on debut. After the signing of Wayne Bennett to coach the Newcastle outfit in 2012, Henry was told he was unwanted for the 2012 season. He was then released mid-season in 2011 to sign a 2+1⁄2-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting effective immediately.[9] Henry made his Gold Coast debut in round 20 of the 2011 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys.[10] In 2014, Henry re-signed with the Gold Coast club on a one-year contract for the rest of the season.[11] On 29 October 2014, Henry signed a one-year contract to return to his original club, the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2015.[4][12] Henry was selected by St. George Illawarra in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[13]
In March 2015, Henry was released from his St. George Illawarra contract to join the Wentworthville Magpies in the New South Wales Cup.[14] On 10 September 2018, Henry was voted Ron Massey Cup Player of the Season.[15] On 22 September 2018, he was part of the Wentworthville side which won the Ron Massey Cup premiership, defeating St Marys 38–4.[16] Henry captained Wentworthville in their 2019 Ron Massey Cup grand final victory over St Mary's at Leichhardt Oval.[17] On 5 August 2020, Henry was sent off during a game between Wentworthville and Glebe. It was alleged that Henry wiped blood from his nose on an opposition player.[18]
References
edit- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Beau Henry - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "WRAP - Ron Massey Cup Rd 11". 26 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Beau Henry at rleague.com". Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Reference at www.couriermail.com.au".
- ^ "2009 Toyota Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. September 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ BRETT KEEBLE20 Jun 2010, 11:31 a.m. (20 June 2010). "Stone banks on Kaufusi revival | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "NRL 2011 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Newcastle Knights | March 8, 2011 3:49PM (8 March 2011). "Beau Henry to debut for Knights". League Unlimited. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ CRAIG KERRY10 Jun 2011, 12:24 p.m. (10 June 2011). "Henry leaves Knights | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "NRL 2011 - Round 20". Rugby League Project. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Reference at www.couriermail.com.au".
- ^ Rugby League (29 October 2014). "St George Illawarra Dragons pick up Heath L'Estrange and Beau Henry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "2015 Auckland Nines squad lists". NRL. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Beau Henry". Wentymagpies.com.au. 17 January 1990. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Tedesco Claims 2018 Brad Fittler Medal". 10 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "History Repeats as Wentworthville Win Sixth Ron Massey Cup Title". 22 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Wenty make history with third-straight GF win". NSWRL. 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Ex-NRL player sent off for wiping blood on opponent in 'dumb' brain snap". www.foxsports.com.au.