Jamie Joseph

Jamie Joseph

Full name	James Whitinui Joseph
Date of birth	(1969-11-21) 21 November 1969
Place of birth	Blenheim, New Zealand
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker, Lock
New Zealand No.	920
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1989-1995 1995–2000	Otago Fukuoka Sanix Blues
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1991–1995 1992–1995 1999	NZ Māori New Zealand Japan	30 9	(5) (10)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2007 2008-2009 2010;2012 2011-	Wellington (assistant coach) Wellington NZ Māori Highlanders
Rugby union career

James Whitinui Joseph (born 21 November 1969 in Blenheim, New Zealand) is a former All Black flanker.

Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup.

He also played 10 matches for New Zealand Māori from 1991 to 1994 and later as assistant coach, helped the team to a Churchill Cup victory in 2006, with wins over New South Wales, the USA, Ireland A and Scotland A.

He also has the distinction of playing international rugby for Japan, appearing for the Cherry Blossoms in the 1999 World Cup.

He is remembered in England mainly for stamping on Kyran Bracken's ankle in his debut and injuring him out of the game for the 3 months. Subsequently he was not picked for the next game against the barbarians.

In 2008, Joseph was appointed head coach of the Wellington Lions. As Wellington coach, Joseph took the side to the final in 2008 and 2009 and also lifted the Ranfurly Shield from Auckland in 2008. Wellington held the shield for five defences.

In late July 2010, he was announced as the new head coach of the Highlanders for the 2011 season.

External links

• Jamie Joseph at AllBlacks.com
• Highlanders Profile
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