Bryan Henare
Birth date24 September 1974 (age 52)
Birth placeAuckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 4 in (192 cm)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Club 1Otahuhu Leopards
Year1start1982
Club 2Auckland Warriors
Year2start1996
Year2end99
Appearances 222
Tries 23
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 20
Points 212
Club 3St Helens
Year3start2000
Year3end01
Appearances 320
Tries 31
Goals 30
Fieldgoals 30
Points 34
Club 4Oldham
Year4start2001
Year4end02
Appearances 444
Tries 414
Goals 40
Fieldgoals 40
Points 456
Club 5Leigh Centurions
Year5start2003
TeamaNew Zealand Māori
Yearastart1995
Source[1]
Newyes

Bryan Henare (born 24 September 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer. Henare was usually a or a second-rower.

Playing career

Auckland Rugby League

An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Henare toured Great Britain in 1993 with the Junior Kiwis and he represented a New Zealand President's XIII in 1996.[2] Henare also toured with the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in 1995.[3] Henare played in the Lion Red Cup in 1995 for the Auckland Warriors colts side. Early on in his career Henare attracted interest from the Wigan Warriors but eventually opted to remain in Auckland.[4][5]

National Rugby League

Henare played for the Auckland Warriors, making their first grade squad in 1996. He played in 22 games for the club, although a serious knee injury hampered his 1998 season.[6] In 1999 Henare represented Auckland South in the National Provincial Competition.[7]

Super League

Henare moved to England, signing with St. Helens at the start of the 2000 season. Having won the 1999 Championship, St. Helens contested in the 2000 World Club Challenge against National Rugby League Premiers the Melbourne Storm, with Henare playing at second-row forward in the loss. He was with the club for two years before moving to the Oldham Bears in 2002, initially on loan.[citation needed]

Henare then moved to the Leigh Centurions at the start of 2003.[8]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Saints summon Henare". BBC. 1999-12-17. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  3. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.179
  4. ^ Andrew Sanders Henare sets sights on Wigan Sunday Star Times, 12 May 1996
  5. ^ "Wigan's strife of Bryan.". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  6. ^ "RUGBY LEAGUE | Saints summon Henare". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  7. ^ Jessup, Peter (16 March 1999). "Rugby League: Injury gives Hoppe a starting chance". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  8. ^ Henare tied up by Red Tape Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 23 January 2003