Getting To Know Sean Henry

We catch up with Sean Henry, the first year Munster Rugby academy player who hails from Sligo and made his Magners League debut last Friday against the Glasgow Warriors.

After gaining representative honours at Connacht Youths, Schools, U19s and U20s level, Sean made the move to UL Bohemians and the Munster Rugby sub academy before being promoted to the Munster Rugby academy earlier this summer.

Player Profile
Name: Sean Henry
Position: Hooker
DOB: 16/12/1987
Born: Sligo

Education: Just completed Construction Engineering and Management Degree

Favourite Food: Italian

Book you are currently reading or have just finished: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

Favourite TV programme: Entourage

Favourite Film: Layer Cake

Favourite Actor/Actress: Jack Nickolson

Most enjoyable holiday location: Stockholm

Marooned on a desert island what could you not be without: Phone, Laptop, iPod

Favourite sport other than rugby: American Football

The sport you least like: Badminton

Person you would most like to meet: Barack OBama

Sportsperson you admire most: Brett Favre

Hobbies: Reading, Fishing and playing X box

Where and when did you first play rugby: 1st year of secondary school in Banada Abbey, Sligo

Biggest influence on career: Family

Best career advice you were given: Work hard enough at anything and you will get what you want

What you like most/least about being a rugby player: Getting to do something I love every day/ Injuries

Other sports that you played: Gaelic Football and Hurling

Best rugby memory: Getting to the B&I Final with Munster A

Rugby Player you admire most: Keith Wood

Rugby team you admire most: Springboks

Sporting event you would most like to attend: Super Bowl

If you weren’t a rugby player what would you be: Engineer

Three people you would invite to dinner and why: Billy Connolly, Mick Jagger and Jeremy Clarkson because they all would have good stories to tell.