Louie Hennessey

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Louie Hennessey
Date of birth (2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16.5 st; 231 lb) [2]
School Hartpury College
University University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Bath Rugby
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Bath 9 (10)
2024–2025 →Cardiff (loan) 1 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Wales U18
2023–2024 Wales U20 17 (30)

Louie Hennessey (born 29 March 2004) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Bath as a centre.

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Early life

Hennessey first played rugby at Llanishen RFC at the age of six years-old, before winning the DC Thomas Cup with Cardiff Schools U11s, and winning the Dewar Shield with the Cardiff Schools U16 side. [3] He attended Hartpury College through a partnership with the Cardiff Academy. [4] [5] While at Hartpury, Hennessey captained their rugby team to a league title, winning all ten fixtures. [6] Louie studied at University of Bath after signing with Bath Rugby. [7]

Club career

Cardiff

Described as a "powerful and skilful centre", [8] as well as "graceful runner with a great turn of pace", [9] Hennessey first signed an academy contract with Cardiff Rugby in 2020. [10]

Bath

In 2022, Hennessey signed with Bath Rugby. [6] Hennessey made his senior debut on 28 September 2022 in the Premiership Rugby Cup. [11] His competitive debut came on 4 November 2023, against Northampton Saints. [12]

He scored his first Rugby Premiership try for Bath away against Leicester Tigers on 31 December 2023. [13] [14]

Hennessey signed a long-term contract with Bath on 13 November 2024. [15] He was named among the Bath replacements for their European Rugby Champions Cup match against Benetton Rugby on 15 December 2024. [16]

On 23 December 2024, Hennessey rejoined Cardiff on a short term loan, to provide injury cover. [17] He made his debut on 1 January 2025, starting at outside centre against the Ospreys, before moving to wing due to injuries in the backline. [18]

International career

Hennessey represented Wales at under-18 level and was named in the NextGen XV World U18 Dream Team in 2022. [8] [19] He then progressed to the Wales U20 side, featuring in the 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [20] Hennessey made his U20 debut in the opening round against Ireland U20, and scored a try. [21] [22] He represented Wales at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship, featuring in all matches. [23] Hennessey was retained in the squad for the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [24]

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