Sir Graham William Henry (born 8 June 1946) is a New Zealand
rugby union
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coach, and former head coach of the country's national team, the
All Blacks
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...
. Nicknamed 'Ted', he led New Zealand to win the
2011 World Cup.
Henry played rugby union for
Canterbury
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...
and cricket for
Canterbury
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...
and
Otago
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in the
Plunket Shield
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
History
The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octob ...
. Before becoming a full-time coach, Henry worked as a school teacher and headmaster.
He coached successful
Auckland
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and
Auckland Blues
The Blues (known as the Auckland Blues from 1996 to 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Auckland, who play in the Super Rugby competition. Like New Zealand's four other Super Rugby teams, the Blues were established by ...
teams in the 1990s, winning
National Provincial Championship The National Provincial Championship may refer to:
* National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original competition before reform into 14 sides
* National Provincial Championship (2006–present)
The National Provincial Championship, o ...
titles in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 with Auckland, and the first
Super 12
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title with the Blues in 1996. He coached Wales from 1998 to 2002, with some success, including an 11-match winning streak. He was head coach of the
British & Irish Lions
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in their
2001 tour of Australia, in which they lost the test series 2–1.
He was appointed head coach of New Zealand in 2004, and had several successful seasons, including a series victory over the British & Irish Lions in 2005. Henry was heavily criticised following the All Blacks' quarterfinal exit at the
2007 Rugby World Cup
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and was reappointed amid some controversy. He subsequently led the All Blacks to win the
2011 Rugby World Cup final
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. He stepped down as All Blacks coach in 2011 after 140 matches in a career that also included five
Tri Nations titles.
In 2012, Henry joined Argentina as an advisor, and acted as an assistant coach to the
Argentina national team. In 2013, he re-committed to Argentina for the
2013 Rugby Championship
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.
Early career
After attending
Christchurch Boys' High School
, motto_translation = I Seek Higher Things
, type = State school, Day and Boarding school
, gender = Boys
, song = The School We Magnify
, colours = Blue and Black
, established =
, address = 71 Straven R ...
where he was tutored in part by
John Graham, Henry studied at the
University of Otago
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, image_size =
, caption = University clock tower
, motto = la, Sapere aude
, mottoeng = Dare to be wise
, established = 1869; 152 years ago
, type = Public research collegiate u ...
, gained a Diploma in
Physical Education
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in 1969, and became a secondary school
geography
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and physical education teacher. He taught at two schools known for their rugby prowess –
Auckland Grammar School
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...
and
Kelston Boys' High School
Kelston Boys' High School ("KBHS") (Te kura tuarua o nga tamatane o kerehana) is an all-boys state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High Scho ...
. He coached both their first XVs. He began his career at
Auckland Grammar School
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...
as a Physical Education Teacher in 1973 and remained there – while completing a
Bachelor of Education
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at
Massey University
Massey University ( mi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa) is a university based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with significant campuses in Albany and Wellington. Massey University has approximately 30,883 students, 13,796 of whom are extramural or ...
in 1979 until 1982, when he was appointed deputy headmaster of Kelston. Following the unexpected death of headmaster Jim Paton while jogging in 1987, Henry became headmaster. He held the job until resigning to become a full-time coach in 1996.
His first major role was as coach of the successful
Auckland
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provincial rugby team from 1992 to 1997. During his tenure, the team won the
National Provincial Championship The National Provincial Championship may refer to:
* National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original competition before reform into 14 sides
* National Provincial Championship (2006–present)
The National Provincial Championship, o ...
(NPC) four years in a row (1993–1996). Henry also coached the
Blues
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in the
Super 12
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– winning the title in 1996 and 1997, and losing the final in 1998. Remarkably, the only other occasion the Blues have won the title was when he briefly returned as technical adviser in the
2003
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season.
Wales and Lions
After being overlooked for the All Blacks coaching position in 1998, Henry left New Zealand to coach
Wales
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, at the time becoming the highest paid rugby union coach in the world for a reputed £250,000 per year. His success with Wales resulted in him being given the nickname "the Great Redeemer" in the media there after guiding his side to eleven consecutive victories in 1999. As a result, Henry gained celebrity status in Wales. He was appointed coach of the
British and Irish Lions
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for their unsuccessful
2001 tour to Australia – this made him the first Lions' coach from outside the
Home Nations
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. He left Wales in 2002 after a record defeat to Ireland in the Six Nations by 54–10, and returned to New Zealand where he was appointed defensive coach of the Blues during their successful
2003 Super 12 season
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.
All Blacks
Following the All Blacks' semi-final loss to
Australia
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in the
2003 Rugby World Cup
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the All Blacks coaching job was advertised. Apart from incumbent coach
John Mitchell, Henry was the only applicant and took the job in December of that year. Henry appointed his former Wales assistant
Steve Hansen
Sir Stephen William Hansen and High Chief Of Vaiala, (born 7 May 1959) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is also the father of Black Ferns assistant coach, Whitney Hansen.
He was the head coach of the New Zealand nati ...
as forwards coach,
Wayne Smith as attack coach, and having himself responsible for defence. Henry also recruited
Sir Brian Lochore as a selector. The coaching team was often referred to by rugby commentators as the Three Wise Men due to their collective experience and success.
His first Test match as coach was against the Rugby World Cup 2003 winners
England
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team in New Zealand in 2004. England, coached by Sir Clive Woodward were decisively defeated in both Tests. The success did not carry on into the
2004 Tri-Nations
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where the All Blacks won two, and lost two Tests – they eventually finished last in the tournament. Henry and his assistants were criticised in the New Zealand media for their insistence on using a ''flat backline'' approach in attack – which they blamed for a low number of
tries. The 2004 end of year Tests where they played
Northern Hemisphere
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opponents was more successful and culminated in a 45–6 defeat of
France
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in Paris.
In 2005 he coached the All Blacks in their 3–0 series defeat of the British and Irish Lions. He then coached the All Blacks to
2005 Tri-Nations
The majority of the 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations was played in Great Britain and Australasia. The final was played between Australia and New Zealand at Elland Road on Saturday 26 November. New Zealand won the match 24-0 and were crowned 2005 Tri ...
victory where they lost their only match of 2005 – against
South Africa
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. He then coached them to only their second ever
Grand Slam
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* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
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* Grand slam, winning category te ...
over the four Home Nations later that year. The All Blacks were named 2005
IRB International Team of the Year
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by the sport's governing body, the
International Rugby Board
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(IRB). The IRB named Henry as Coach of the Year and
first five-eighth
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Dan Carter
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Carter played for Crusaders (Super Rugby) in New Zealand and played for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. He is the highest point scorer in ...
as Player of the Year.
After winning the
2006 Tri-Nations
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and winning all end-of-year Tests in the tour of England, France and Wales, Henry won the IRB Coach of the Year again in 2006. The All Blacks were also named
IRB International Team of the Year
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and captain Richie McCaw Player of the Year.
Despite such successes, Henry attracted controversy for his rotation policy. This policy means that players in the squad are rotated into and out of the starting team resulting in consecutive matches in the All Blacks 2005 Grand Slam fielding entirely different starting fifteens. An extreme competitiveness developed for all positions.
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Henry's All Black coaching career was in question after New Zealand lost to
France
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20–18 in their
2007 World Cup quarter-final. This was New Zealand's worst-ever performance in a Rugby World Cup; they had made the last four of every previous tournament. In particular, Henry was blamed for instructing his men to press for a try in the final ten minutes of the game instead of attempting a drop goal, with the All Blacks losing by only two points; the All Blacks' best option for a drop goal, centre
Aaron Mauger
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Playing career
Born in Christchurch, Mauger played fi ...
, never got onto the pitch. Others criticised Henry for omitting experienced winger
Doug Howlett
Douglas Charles Howlett (born 21 September 1978) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He was primarily a wing, but he also sometimes played as a fullback.
He played for Auckland, and the Highlanders, Hurricanes and Blues ...
, the All Blacks' leading scorer of tries in this tournament, starting lock
Keith Robinson (who was both injured and had had minimum game time throughout the World Cup) as well as the injured flyhalf
Daniel Carter (after earlier proclaiming that his team had enough depth not to force any injured players onto the field), and playing
Mils Muliaina
Junior Malili "Mils" Muliaina (born 31 July 1980) is a former professional rugby union player who most recently played for San Francisco Rush in the US PRO Rugby competition. He played primarily as a fullback, though he has also played as a ...
, widely considered one of the best fullbacks in rugby, out of position at outside centre.
Henry never stated that referee
Wayne Barnes
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was culpable for the defeat, as Barnes not only allowed several French ruck infringements to go unpunished, but also sin-binned
Luke McAlister
Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half and at centre. He is the brother of New Zealand women's sevens player Kayla McAlister and son of rugby league footballer Char ...
and missed a forward pass in the buildup to the decisive French try scored by
Yannick Jauzion
Yannick Jauzion (born 28 July 1978 in Castres) is a French former rugby union footballer.
Raised in Vénès, Tarn he played at centre for Stade Toulousain and the France national team. During the 2000's, Jauzion was regarded as one of the best ...
. This later led to him receiving a fair sportsmans award, the second New Zealander after
Tana Umaga
Jonathan Ionatana Falefasa Umaga (; ; born 27 May 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. Since 2016 he has been coach of the Blues in the Super Rugby competition.
He played ...
. After some speculation that he would leave, Henry applied for the post after it became vacant, competing with
Robbie Deans
Robert Maxwell Deans (born 4 September 1959) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, currently the head coach of Japanese club Panasonic Wild Knights. He was head coach of the Australian national team between 2008 and 2013. Deans had ...
.
On 7 December 2007, Henry's contract as All Blacks coach was extended for a further two years, beating
Crusaders
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's coach Robbie Deans, who subsequently accepted the head coaching position of the Australian rugby union team, the
Wallabies
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.
The reappointment produced a mixed reception with the public, media and past players; some applauded the decision while others considered it a mistake. The move to reappoint Henry was also significant as it was the first time that an All Black coach was reappointed after defeat in the World Cup. This has been very divisive in New Zealand with many commentators declaring that it was a case of politics at work.
Upon his reappointment Henry stated that
Richie McCaw
Richard Hugh McCaw (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He captained the national team, the All Blacks, in 110 out of his 148 test matches, and won two Rugby World Cups. He has won the World Rugby ...
would become the captain of the All Blacks, and declared that he would be looking for new tight forwards for the All Blacks.
In July 2009, Henry was reappointed as the coach of the All Blacks through until the end of 2011. This contract saw him coaching the All Blacks through the
2011 Rugby World Cup
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which was held in New Zealand and won by the All Blacks beating France 8–7 in the final.
During a series against France 2009 for contest of the Dave Gallagher Trophy he did not tell the All Blacks that they needed to win by a specified margin to secure the trophy. He said this was done because the All Blacks were "relatively young" and didn't need the extra pressure. This was not accepted as sound reasoning by all players.
![Graham Henry October 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Graham_Henry_October_2011.jpg)
At the IRB Awards in 2011, Henry and his team both captured awards. The All Blacks were named
IRB International Team of the Year
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and Graham Henry
IRB International Coach of the Year
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List of winners
List of winners by coach, team and nationality
...
for the 5th time.
On 1 November 2011, Henry announced he would step down as coach, finishing his All Blacks career as one of the most successful rugby coaches of all time: he coached the All Blacks to 88 wins in 103 tests for a winning percentage of 85.4 percent.
In February 2012, he took a two-year part-time position with the NZRU as a mentor for the country's Super Rugby and
ITM Cup
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* ITM Global School, an English medium co-educational day school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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coaches. In April 2012, Henry began serving for one year in a similar role with the
Argentina Rugby Union (UAR), primarily as a mentor to that country's high-level coaches and also as an assistant with the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
. His NZRU contract prohibits him from being part of the Pumas' coaching staff for their matches against New Zealand during the
2012 Rugby Championship
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, but the NZRU has given him its blessing to work with the UAR at other times.
Coaching statistics
Wales
International matches as head coach
Record by country
New Zealand
International matches as head coach
Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking New Zealand was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches
Record by country
Personal life
![Jerry Mateparae and Graham Henry 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Jerry_Mateparae_and_Graham_Henry_2012.jpg)
Henry met his wife Raewyn at university. She has also coached first class sports teams – the Auckland and Welsh
netball
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teams. They reside in
Waiheke Island
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It is the most pop ...
, and have three children.
Henry was made a
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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(KNZM) in the
2012 New Year Honours
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, for services to rugby.
In 2020, he was the coach for the ''Match Fit'' squad, an old-boys team of former All Blacks for a one-off game against Barbarians. On the show, he admitted that he should not have taken the role as the Lions coach while being the Welsh coach in 2001. After the tour, he developed depression. He had recovered after leaving the Welsh coaching job in 2002, but also helped him cope with the loss at the 2007 World Cup.
In 2021/22, he reprised the role in season 2. He, the late
Va'aiga Tuigamala
Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala Pulelua Fesola'i (4 September 1969 – 24 February 2022), sometimes known as Inga Tuigamala, was a professional rugby union and rugby league footballer. Born in Samoa, he represented New Zealand in rugby union, winnin ...
and
Brad Mika
Bradley Moni Mika (born 2 June 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is lock. He was educated at St Peter's College. He made his provincial debut for Auckland in 2000, his Super Rugby debut for Crusaders in 2002, and his intern ...
were the only Auckland-based members in season 2.
References
External links
Wales profile
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1946 births
Living people
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