| Born | 5 July 2003 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | Hamilton Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Palmer (born 5 July 2003) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the Force in the Super Rugby. His preferred position is wing. [1]
Palmer was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, but spent his childhood in France, as well as Sydney and Bathurst, Australia. [2] He moved to New Zealand for his last two years of schooling, attending Hamilton Boys' High School, [3] before returning to Australia to join up with the Brumbies academy. [4] He had originally played his club rugby for the Bathurst Bulldogs, [5] before joining Easts in Sydney's Shute Shield. [6]
Palmer debuted for the Australia Sevens side in 2023, debuting in the 2023 Dubai Sevens. [7] He would go on to make a further 7 appearances for the sevens side. In September 2025, he was called into the Force squad for the 2025 Super Rugby AUS competition, [8] and featured in their round three match against the Queensland Reds. Palmer scored a try on his professional debut for the team in the 34th minute of the match. [9] The Force lost 22–47 en route to the Grand Final. [9] In February 2026, he was named in the Force squad ahead of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. [10]