Emily Henrich

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Emily Henrich
Born (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 26)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Rugby union career
Position Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Leicester Tigers 14 (20)
2025– Boston Banshees 4 (20)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– United States 29 (25)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
United States 7s

Emily Henrich (born 10 November 1999) is an American rugby union player. She represented the United States at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

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Early career

Henrich started playing rugby at 6 years old. [1] [2] Both of her parents played rugby, her father, Chris, also played Football and Lacrosse, while her mother Lisa also played Field hockey. [1] [3] Her mother coached her rugby team at Orchard Park High School where she became a High School All-American. [3] [4]

She was a nationally ranked aerial skier and won the Eastern Championships in aerials at 14. [1] [3]

Rugby career

In 2018, while still in Dartmouth College, Henrich made her international debut for the United States against the Black Ferns in Chicago. [3] [5]

In 2022, she tore her ACL just before the United States squad selection and missed out on the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [4] A year later she tore her LCL on the same knee. [4]

In 2024, she joined Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition. [2] [3]

On July 17, she was selected for the Eagles side to the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup that will be held in England. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emily Henrich - Rugby". www.teamusa.com. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2025-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 Brecht, Peter (2025-10-26). "Emily Henrich". Falcon West Insurance Brokers, Inc. Retrieved 2025-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Aloia, Andrew; Whitty, Adam (2024-10-03). "Emily Henrich: Ex-aerial skier turned Leicester Tigers' United States recruit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "Emily Henrich: From champion aerials skier to Leciester Tigers back line". www.thepwr.com. 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Emily Henrich Wins Sorensen Award". goffrugbyreport.com. 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2025-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "USA name squad for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby World Cup. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  7. Burke, Jenni (July 17, 2025). "USA Women's Eagles Squad ready to make their mark as the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 is revealed". USA Rugby. Retrieved July 18, 2025.