Zack Henry (born 1 October 1994) is an English professional rugby player currently playing for

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

in France's Top 14, he has previously played for Section Paloise and

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

in Premiership Rugby. His position is Fly-half, he also plays at

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Career

Henry played for the University of Bath and was selected for Team GB in the World University 7s Championships in which he claimed a silver medal, losing to Australia in the final. After his three years at the University of Bath, he gained a Masters Degree at University of the West of England, Bristol Henry spent four seasons in France and made a name for himself with coach Richard Hill at French side

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in fédérale 1 for the 2016–17 and 2017-18 seasons before being picked up by Pro D2 side Nevers and was since recognised as one of the top performers in the Pro D2. On 25 February 2020, it was announced Zack returns to his home nation in England to join

in the Premiership Rugby from the 2020-21 season. Henry made his Leicester debut on 15 August 2021 as a replacement against

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, and played 26 times for Leicester in his single year at the club. On 9 June 2021, it was announced that Henry would return to France to join Top 14 side Pau ahead of the 2021-22 season. making him one of two players in history, and the first Englishman to play in Fédérale 1, prod2, premiership and top 14. After two seasons with Pau, Henry signed three years with Stade Francais in Paris.

Personal life

Jake Henry, the brother of Zack, also plays professional rugby in the English RFU Championship.

References

External links

Highlights from the French Federation final 10 June 2017

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Zack 1994 births Living people English rugby union players People educated at Hurstpierpoint College Team Bath rugby union players Leicester Tigers players Rugby union players from Brighton Rugby union fly-halves