Sir Graham William Henry was born on 8 June 1946 and is a New Zealand rugby union coach, and former head coach of the country's national team, the All Blacks.
18 Facts About Graham Henry
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Graham Henry coached successful Auckland and Auckland Blues teams in the 1990s, winning National Provincial Championship titles in 1993,1994,1995 and 1996 with Auckland, and the first Super 12 title with the Blues in 1996.
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Graham Henry coached Wales from 1998 to 2002, with some success, including an 11-match winning streak.
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Graham Henry was heavily criticised following the All Blacks' quarterfinal exit at the 2007 Rugby World Cup and was reappointed amid some controversy.
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Graham Henry subsequently led the All Blacks to win the 2011 Rugby World Cup final.
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Graham Henry stepped down as All Blacks coach in 2011 after 140 matches in a career that included five Tri Nations titles.
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In 2012, Graham Henry joined Argentina as an advisor, and acted as an assistant coach to the Argentina national team.
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Graham Henry held the job until resigning to become a full-time coach in 1996.
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Graham Henry appointed his former Wales assistant Steve Hansen as forwards coach, Wayne Smith as attack coach, and having himself responsible for defence.
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Graham Henry then coached them to only their second ever Grand Slam over the four Home Nations later that year.
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In particular, Graham 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, never got onto the pitch.
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Graham Henry never stated that referee Wayne Barnes was culpable for the defeat, as Barnes not only allowed several French ruck infringements to go unpunished, but sin-binned Luke McAlister and missed a forward pass in the buildup to the decisive French try scored by Yannick Jauzion.
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The move to reappoint Graham Henry was significant as it was the first time that an All Black coach was reappointed after defeat in the World Cup.
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In July 2009, Graham Henry was reappointed as the coach of the All Blacks through until the end of 2011.
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Graham Henry said this was done because the All Blacks were "relatively young" and didn't need the extra pressure.
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On 1 November 2011, Graham 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.
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Graham Henry was made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year Honours, for services to rugby.
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Graham Henry had recovered after leaving the Welsh coaching job in 2002, but helped him cope with the loss at the 2007 World Cup.