Matt Henjak
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Matt Henjak | |
| Date of birth | November 25, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |
| School(s) attended | St Edmund's College | |
| Relatives | Ivan Henjak | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Scrum-half | |
| Current club | unnattached | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Canberra Vikings Cottesloe |
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| Youth representative teams | ||
| 1999 | Australian Schoolboys | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2003 ‐ 06 2004 2006 ‐ 08 |
Brumbies Harlequins Western Force |
18 23 (5) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2004 ‐ | Australia | 4 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Matt Henjak (born 25 November 1981 in Queanbeyan) is an Australian rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum half and he is currently a free agent after being sacked by the Western Force at the start of the 2008 season. Henjak is the nephew of former rugby league utility Ivan Henjak. Matt Henjak has Croatian ancestry.
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[edit] Early Career
Henjak was educated at St Edmund's 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.
[edit] Super Rugby
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.
He moved to the new Super 14 franchise, the Western Force for the 2006 season.
[edit] Harlequins
Henjak went over to England for the latter part of 2004, having a short term stint with Harlequins.
[edit] Controversies
During his playing career, he has been linked with a series of scandals. In 2004 he was involved in an altercation in South Africa, in which the complaintant was secretly paid $16,000 to drop assult charges.[1]
Other rumoured incidents include: allegations that Henjak assaulted the former chief executive's son and, in another incident, offended a woman, were dealt with internally by his club. The club has denied that there was another alleged assault on a club employee by players, including Henjak.
[edit] 2008
In 2008 he was involved in an altercation in which his team mate winger Haig Sare had his jaw broken, requiring surgery to insert a plate. Henjak has been dismissed by the Western Force after he was found guilty of involvement in a barroom brawl.[2][3]
Saracens are set to give Matt Henjak the chance to resurrect his career in the Guinness Premiership.[4]
Henjak has also been linked with a code-switch to rugby league and a move to the Canberra Raiders.[5][6][7] It appears however his most likely option would appear to be to remain in rugby overseas.[8][9]
[edit] References
- ^ Learning from the Henjak experience. Fox Sports (2008-02-23). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Henjak facing the sack. Western Force rugby club (2008-02-20). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Door will reopen if Henjak reforms. Fox Sports (2008-02-22). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Sarries lifeline for Henjak. Sky Sports (2007-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ NRL leaves door ajar for Henjak. NRL (2008-02-22). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Raiders may come to Henjak's rescue. LeagueHQ (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ NRL likely for sacked Henjak. Fox Sports (2008-02-22). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Henjak ready to lift lid on Force. Fox Sports (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Henjak ponders his future. Sky Sports (2008-02-25). Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
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