Matt Henjak
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| Date of Birth: | 1981-11-25 | |
| Place of Birth: | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height: | 1.81 m | |
| Weight: | 88 kg | |
| Position: | Scrum-half | |
| Country: | Australia | |
| Test Caps: | 4 | |
| Test Points: | 0 | |
| Super 14 Team: | Western Force formerly Brumbies |
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| Club: | Cottesloe | |
Matt Henjak (born 25 November 1981 in Queanbeyan) is an Australian rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum half and he currently plays for the Super 14 team, the Western Force. Henjak is the nephew of former rugby league utility Ivan Henjak.
Henjak was educated at St Edmunds College in Canberra, the same school as Matt Giteau and George Gregan. He played for the Canberra Vikings club whilst playing in the club division. In 2001 and 2002 Henjak represented Australia in the under-21 side, as well as later playing for Australia A. He made his Super 12 debut in 2003, playing for the ACT Brumbies in a match against the Chiefs.
Henjak was called up into the 27-man national squad as cover mid-year 2004 after Elton Flatley broke his arm. Henjak made his international debut in 2004, on June 26 against England where he came off the bench onto the wing with 10 minutes remaining in the game after Clyde Rathbone was injured. Henjak went over to England for the latter part of 2004, having a short term stint with Harlequin F.C..
Henjak was again brought into the Australian squad in mid-2005 as a precaution for a possible injury to George Gregan. He was infamously sent home from the South African tour, the first player to be sent home in 39 years at the time. Henjak, along with fellow Wallabies Lote Tuqiri, Matt Dunning and Wendell Sailor were involved in a controversey during the tour. As well as an altercation with a club patron, he and Tuqiri had a verbal altercation. He was handed a two-match ban. He moved to the new Super 14 franchise, the Western Force for the 2006 season.
