Graham Henry's life and times in the rugby from his origins in New Zealand to his eventual downfall as coach of Wales.
1946: Born on June 8 in Christchurch.
1951: School: Christchurch Boys' High School, New Zealand, then Otago University, where he studied for a degree in physical education. Went on to become headmaster of Kelston Boys High School, Auckland.
1965-66 and 1967-68: Played first class cricket for Canterbury and Otago.
1974-80: Coach of Auckland Boys' Grammar 1st XV. Winner of five secondary school championships.
1981-85: Coach of University senior club team. Wins championship in 1984 and runner-up in 1981 and '83.
1984-85: Coach of New Zealand secondary schools.
1987-90: Won 41 matches and lost one as coach of Auckland Colts.
1991: Won five, drew one and lost two as coach of Auckland 2nd XV.
1995: His North Island side beat South Island 55-22.
1992-97: Wins four NPC titles and two Ranfurly Shields as coach of Auckland 'A' team.
1996: Winner of the inaugural Super 12 with Auckland Blues, with a record of played 13, won 11, lost two. His side included the likes of All Blacks legends Sean Fitzpatrick, Zinzan Brooke and Grant Fox.
1997: Auckland Blues win U-Bix Rugby Super 12.
1998: Coach of New Zealand A side which faced England.
July 27: Appointed Wales coach, the 13th national team boss, as successor to Kevin Bowring.
November: Led Wales to within touching distance of victory over South Africa at Wembley.
1999: Masterminded Five Nations wins against France, Wales' first in Paris since 1975, and England, then saw Wales beat South Africa for the first time in opening game at the Millennium Stadium after plotting a 2-0 Test series win in Argentina.
World Cup was a disappointment, Wales losing to Samoa in group stages and then eventual winners Australia in quarter-finals.
2000: Wales lost heavily to France and England.
2001: Another heavy defeat against England, 44-15 at Millennium Stadium, followed by second successive triumph on French soil, but Argentina won in Cardiff during the autumn after Ireland's 36-6 Six Nations romp in a game held over from the previous season because of foot and mouth.
2001: Leads the British & Irish Lions to Australia. Loses the Test series 2-1 in a tour that was blighted by rumours of unrest within the camp.
2002, February 3: Record 54-10 defeat against Ireland in Dublin.
February 6: Henry and the Welsh Rugby Union part company.
Graham Henry's record with Wales:
1998
1 LOST South Africa 20-28 at Wembley
2 WON Argentina 43-30 at Llanelli
1999
3 LOST Scotland 20-33 at Murrayfield
4 LOST Ireland 23-29 at Wembley
5 WON France 34-33 at Paris
6 WON Italy 60-21 at Treviso
7 WON England 32-31 at Wembley
8 WON Argentina 1 36-26 at Buenos Aires
9 WON Argentina 2 23-16 at Buenos Aires
10 WON South Africa 29-19 at Cardiff
11 WON Canada 33-19 at Cardiff
12 WON France (non-champ) 34-23 at Cardiff
13 WON Argentina (WCUP) 23-18 at Cardiff
14 WON Japan (WCUP) 64-15 at Cardiff
15 LOST Samoa (WCUP) 31-38 at Cardiff
16 LOST Australia (WCUP) 9-24 at Cardiff2000
17 LOST France 3-36 at Cardiff.
18 WON Italy 47-16 at Cardiff.
19 LOST England 12-46 at Twickenham
20 WON Scotland 26-18 at Cardiff
21 WON Ireland 23-19 at Dublin
22 WON Samoa 50-6 at Cardiff
23 WON USA 42-11 at Cardiff
24 LOST South Africa 13-23 at Cardiff2001
25 LOST England 15-44 at Cardiff
26 DRAW Scotland 28-28 at Murrayfield
27 WON France 43-35 at Paris.
28 WON Italy 33-23 at Rome.
29 WON Romania 81-9 at Cardiff.
30 LOST Ireland 6-36 at Cardiff.
31 LOST Argentina 16-30 at Cardiff.
32 WON Tonga 51-7 at Cardiff.
33 LOST Australia 13-21 at Cardiff.
2002
34 LOST Ireland 10-54 at Dublin.Total
HOME: Won 13, Drawn 0, Lost 10.
AWAY: Won 7, Drawn 1, Lost 3.
(This does not include two summer Tests against Japan as Graham Henry was in Australia as coach to the British and Irish Lions.)