Isaac Henry (rugby union)
| Born | 8 March 1999 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isaac Henry (born 8 March 1999)[1] is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a centre for the Reds in Super Rugby and for the Australia national team.[2]
Early life
Henry was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1999.[1] He attended Brisbane Boys' College (BBC), overcoming a broken rib and a lower back stress fracture to captain the 1st XV in his final year at the school in 2016.[3] Henry also represented the Queensland Country U19s[4] and was in the Australia U20s wider squad in 2018,[5] although did not make an international appearance. He later played for the Wests Bulldogs in the Queensland Premier Rugby.[1]
Career
Brisbane City
In late 2019, Henry was named in the Brisbane City's 33-man squad ahead of the 2019 National Rugby Championship season. In his maiden season in professional rugby, Henry played seven matches, scoring one try. Henry was also the goal-kicker in one match, scoring two conversions and two from three penalty goals.[6]
Reds
Henry was named in the Reds squad for the 2021 Super Rugby AU season.[7][8] Henry was a reserve in the 2021 Super Rugby AU Grand Final against the Brumbies, however did not make an appearance.[9] He subsequently made several appearances for the Reds in the later Trans-Tasman tournament, making two caps off the bench before scoring a double of tries against the Chiefs in round three, his first try for the club.[10] The Reds won 40–34 in Townsville, Far North Queensland, the first rugby union match played at the venue.
He was the teams goal-kicker in their following match against the Blues, scoring three conversion goals.[11]
In 2022, Henry made just three caps for the Reds, all coming as a substitute, scoring one conversion goal.[12] His presence increased the following season, making three starts from four caps, scoring nine points from the tee.[12]
After featuring in two games for the Reds in 2024,[12] Henry suffered a knee injury, rupturing his patellar tendon against the Rebels in round four.[13] He was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the season and spent 19 months in rehab, missing the entire 2025 season.[14]
Henry returned to the Reds in mid-to-late 2025, making an appearance against the touring British & Irish Lions,[15] before playing two out of the Reds' three Super Rugby AUS matches.[16]
Henry played six matches for the Reds in 2026, starting in five.[12] He played half at outside centre, scoring two tries overall.[12] The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, following his Wallabies call-up in July 2026, that it was "Season 2026 was the most fruitful of Henry’s career, earning six Reds caps. He has not played since round 14, which came after four weeks out nursing further niggling injuries, but was called into Wallabies camp ahead of the Nations Championship clash with Italy as cover."[17]
International career
In July 2022, Henry was called-up to the Australia A squad as an injury replacement ahead of their 2022 Pacific Nations Cup campaign.[18] Henry was a substitute for their match against Fiji, playing just a few minutes late in the game.[12]
In July 2026, Henry received a call-up to the Australia senior camp ahead of their three Test opening series of the Nations Championship.[17] Henry made his Test debut against Japan in the 2026 Australia–Japan Test Series, becoming Wallaby No. 999.[19] He played only a handful of minutes late in the match, which Australia won by three points at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka.[20]
Henry made his first start with the Wallabies in their following Test, also against Japan, in Townsville. His start was made after Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i, whom had started at outside centre, had suffered a minor hamstring strain in the week leading up to the match.[21] Henry's first start for the Wallabies was recgnised as oustanding. RugbyPass gave his performance a 9/10 rating, noting that at half-time he had double the tally of the next best player on defenders beaten.[22] Henry was also among the team leaders for carries, while his game-high two line breaks underlined his attacking threat.[22] He surpassed 60 metres with ball in hand and finishing around the middle of the Wallabies' defensive numbers.[22] The Sydney Morning Herald gave Henry a 7.5/10 permance rating, with former Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie likening Henry to the Springboks' Jesse Kriel.[23] Australia won the second Test 56–17.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 August 2026.[12]
| Club | Season | League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Tries | Con. | Pen. | Drop | Points | ||
| Brisbane City | 2019 | National Rugby Championship | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Reds | 2021 | Super Rugby AU | —[a] | |||||
| 2021 | Super Rugby Trans-Tasman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2022 | Super Rugby Pacific | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | — | |||||||
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Total | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 37 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 52 | ||
International
- As of 18 August 2026.[12]
| Team | Year | Statistic | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Tries | Con. | Pen. | Drop | Points | |||
| Australia A | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Australia | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Henry was used in the reserves for one match in the 2021 season, although did not play in a match.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Reds re-sign form Centre Isaac Henry for 2027". reds.rugby. Queensland Rugby Union. 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Isaac Henry | Ultimate Rugby". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ Morton, Finn (10 April 2026). "'Never been raised to complain': Isaac Henry on injuries and resilience". RugbyPass.
- ↑ "Brisbane City announce squad for 2019 National Rugby Championship". Queensland Rugby Union. 26 August 2019.
- ↑ "Junior Wallabies wider training squad confirmed". australia.rugby. Rugby Australia. 31 October 2018.
- ↑ "Brisbane City–Sydney Rays | 2019 NRC". ultimaterugby.com. Ultimate Rugby.
- ↑ "2021 Queensland Reds Squad announced" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Queensland Reds Squad announced". Rugby.com.au. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Reds & Brumbies Team Line-Ups | 2021 Super Rugby AU Grand Final". foxsports.com.au. News Corp Australia.
- ↑ "Queensland Reds claim first Australian victory in Super Rugby trans-Tasman against Waikato Chiefs". ABC News. 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "Blues stay perfect in Super Rugby Trans-Tasman with victory over Reds". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 4 June 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Isaac Henry: Stats – All Rugby". all.rugby. All Rugby.
- ↑ Williamson, Nathan (23 July 2026). "Hard-grafting Henry backed for Wallabies success after injury wilderness". Rugby.com.au.
- ↑ Wright, Nick (6 February 2025). "Four major surgeries turned Isaac's career to agony. Now, nothing fazes him". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment.
- ↑ Smale, Simon; Doyle, Michael (2 July 2025). "British and Irish Lions defeat Queensland Reds 52–12 at Lang Park, Brisbane". ABC News.
- ↑ "Isaac Henry – Appearance List | Rugby Database". rugbydatabase.co.uk. Rugby Database.
- 1 2 Wright, Nick (23 July 2026). "'Is this the end?': Contract call twists fate for plagued Wallaby". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (17 June 2022). "Isaac Henry to shed forgotten man tag with Wests comeback". qld.rugby. Queensland Rugby Union.
- ↑ "Australia's 999th Wallaby Isaac Henry on his injury-riddled road to Test debut". ABC News. 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Howcroft, Jonathan (8 August 2026). "Japan 32–35 Australia: rugby union international – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ↑ Bruce, Sam (15 August 2026). "Suaalii switch? Henry delivers on Wallabies run-on debut to muddy midfield mix". ESPN.
- 1 2 3 Morton, Finn (15 August 2026). "Wallabies player ratings vs Japan | Flight Centre Series 2026". RugbyPass.
- ↑ Payten, Iain (15 August 2026). "Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold performed against Japan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment.
- ↑ Payten, Iain Payten; Drennan, Jonathan (15 August 2026). "Forwards power Wallabies to massive 56–17 win over Japan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment.
External links
- Rugby.com.au profile
- Isaac Henry at ItsRugby.fr (in French)