Beau Henry (born 17 January 1990) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays for the

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in the

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. He formerly played for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

and

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

in the

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. He primarily plays and .

Background

Henry was born in

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, Australia. He played his junior football for the Warilla Gorillas before being signed by the

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

Playing career

From 2008 to 2010, Henry played for the

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team, scoring over 400 points. At the end of 2009, Henry won the 2009

Player of the Year award and was named at in the 2009

Team of the Year. In 2009, Henry almost signed with the

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but was convinced not to by Dragons first-grade coach, Wayne Bennett. He played on with the Dragons in 2010 without yet making his

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debut. In June 2010, Henry signed a 3-year contract with the

starting in 2011. In Round 1 of the 2011 season, Henry made his

debut for the Knights against the

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. He scored a try on debut. After the signing of Wayne Bennett to coach the Knights in 2012, Henry was told he was unwanted for the 2012 season. He was then released mid-season in 2011 to sign a -year contract with the

starting effective immediately. Henry made his Titans debut in Round 20 of the

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against the

. In 2014, Henry re-signed with the Titans on a 1-year contract for the rest of the season. On 29 October 2014, Henry signed a 1-year contract to return to his original club,

starting in 2015. Henry was selected for the Dragons in the

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. In March 2015, Henry was released from his Dragons contract to join the

in the

New South Wales Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

. On 10 September 2018, Henry was voted

Player of the Season. On 22 September 2018, he was part of the Wentworthville side which won the

premiership, defeating St Marys 38–4. Henry captained Wentworthville in their 2019

grand final victory over St Mary's at

Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a rugby league and soccer stadium in Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers National Rugby League (NRL) team, along with Campbelltown Stadium and Western Sydney S ...

References

External links

Wentworthville Magpies profileNRL profilePacific Sports Management profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Beau 1990 births Australian rugby league players Newcastle Knights players Gold Coast Titans players Shellharbour City Dragons players Tweed Heads Seagulls players Wentworthville Magpies players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league five-eighths Sportspeople from Wollongong Living people Rugby league players from New South Wales