Ricky Henry (rugby league)

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Ricky Henry
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2022– NZ Kiwi Ferns 1070370
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As of 22 September 2024

Ricky Henry is a New Zealand professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys Women in the NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) and the New Zealand women's national rugby league team.

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He previously worked with the New Zealand Warriors, as an assistant to their NRL team and head coach of their New South Wales Cup team.

Background

Henry is of Māori descent from the Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahungunu iwis. [2]

Playing career

A Junior Kiwis and New Zealand Māori representative, Henry joined the Auckland Warriors in 1995, spending three years at the club without playing first grade. In 1997, he played in the Warriors' Super League Reserve Grade Grand Final loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs. [3] [4] In 1998, Henry joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs, playing reserve grade for two seasons. [5] [6]

Coaching career

New Zealand Warriors

From 2008 to 2011, Henry worked in a development coaching role with the New Zealand Warriors, which involved preparing NRL Under-20s players for the NRL. Prior to this he coached the Richmond Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League. [7]

In 2012, he was appointed head coach of the Auckland Vulcans, the Warriors' New South Wales Cup feeder club. [8] Following the season, he was promoted to Warriors' NRL assistant coach under Matthew Elliott. He left the role at the end of the 2014 season following Elliott's departure. [9]

In 2016, Henry returned to the Warriors as NSW Cup assistant coach under Stacey Jones. In 2017, he took over from Jones as head coach, taking the side to the preliminary final. [10] In 2018, he coached the Warriors' Jersey Flegg Cup side. [11] In 2019, he was again the assisant coach for the NSW Cup side. [12]

New Zealand Kiwi Ferns

On 20 September 2020, Henry was announced as head coach of the New Zealand women's national rugby league team. [13] On 7 November 2020, he won his first game in charge of the side, a 28–8 win over Fetu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium. [14]

In November 2022, Henry led the Kiwi Ferns to the final of the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup, which they lost to Australia 54–4. [15]

On 28 October 2023, the Kiwi Ferns defeated Australia 12–6 to win the Pacific Championships. It was their first win over Australia since 2016 and their first major trophy since the 2008 World Cup. [16]

North Queensland Cowboys

On 20 February 2024, Henry was appointed head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys Women's team, signing a three-year contract. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ RLP
  2. ↑ "NZ Māori Rugby League confirm new coach". Te Ao News. 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Super League, ARL & Princess Di". This Warriors Life. 31 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Coaches Appointed and Trials Planned". League Unlimited. 15 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "1999 South Sydney Player Statistics". SSR Almanac.
  6. ↑ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Men's Three-Grade Player Statistics". South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  7. ↑ "Coaches Appointed and Trials Planned". Scoop. 15 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Vulcans offer disgraced Latu chance". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "New coaches to be named soon". NZ Warriors. 14 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Coaches confirmed for ISP and NYC teams". NZ Warriors. 11 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Vodafone Warriors boost coaching staff". NZ Warriors. 1 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Vodafone Warriors make key pathways appointment". NZ Warriors. 15 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Henry appointed to coach Kiwi Ferns". NZ Warriors. 15 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Rookie leads Kiwi Ferns to win over Samoa". NRL. 7 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Australia retain Women's World Cup". The Guardian. 19 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Defensive masterclass sees Kiwi Ferns end their Jillaroos drought". NZRL. 28 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Henry named NRLW Head Coach". NQ Cowboys. 20 February 2024.


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