Emily Henrich

Emily Henrich (born 10 November 1999) is an American rugby union player. She represented the at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. She previously played for the Boston Banshees and currently competes for the Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Women's Rugby League.

Early career Henrich started playing flag rugby at 6 years old. Her mother coached her rugby team at Orchard Park High School, where she was a three-time High School All-American.

She was a nationally ranked aerial skier and won the Eastern Championships in aerials at 14. As a freshman, she won the 2018-2019 MA Sorenson Award, recognizing her as the top women's college rugby player.

In 2022, she tore her ACL just before the United States squad selection and missed out on the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She was named the Player of the Season for the Tigers for the 2025-2026 season.

In February 2025, she was named as a Foundation Five player of the Boston Banshees, competing in the 2025 WER season. In 2026, she was named to the 32-player squad representing the United States in the 2026 Pacific Four Series.