Philip Joseph (born 10 January 1985) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer. He played at club level for Huddersfield, Hull Kingston Rovers, Halifax, Oldham, Swinton and the Bradford Bulls, as a prop, hooker, second-row or loose forward.[2][3][4]
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| Full name | Philip Joseph[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1985 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 7 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editPhil Joseph was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
Bradford
editAfter being on trial for several months Joseph earned himself a one-year deal at Super League club Bradford Bulls.
Joseph featured in three of the four pre-season friendlies. He played against Castleford, Dewsbury and Hull F.C. Phil scored a try against Dewsbury.
Joseph made his début in Round 3 (Wigan). He also featured in two consecutive games from Round 4 (Wakefield Trinity) to Round 5 (Warrington). He featured in two consecutive games from Round 9 (Hull F.C.) to Round 10 (Leeds). He was injured for Rounds 11-22 and Rounds 4-5 of the Challenge Cup. Joseph played in Round 27 (Catalans Dragons).
He was released at the end of the season.
Widnes
edit2013
editJoseph featured in the Boxing Day friendly against Warrington he started at hooker in the 30-22 loss.
He featured in two consecutive games from Round 1 (London Broncos) to Round 2 (St. Helens). He next appeared in Round 6 (Bradford Bulls) and then Round 8 (Wigan). He played in Round 10 (Huddersfield) and Round 12 (Castleford) to Round 17 (Catalans Dragons). Joseph played in Round 19 (Bradford Bulls) to Round 21 (Wakefield Trinity). Then again in Round 23 (Hull F.C.) to Round 27 (Salford). He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster, Workington Town and Wigan. He scored against Wakefield Trinity (1 try).
2014
editJoseph featured in Round 1 (London Broncos) to Round 3 (Salford). He also featured in Round 6 (Hull F.C.) to Round 8 (Catalans Dragons). Then in Round 13 (Salford).
On 30 April 2014, Phil signed a new 2-year deal to stay with Widnes.[5][6]
Statistics
edit| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | D/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Bradford | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Widnes | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 Widnes | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 Widnes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
International honours
editPhil Joseph won caps for Wales while at Hull Kingston Rovers and Halifax 2005-07 - 7 (6?)-caps 1-try 4-points.[3]
In October 2015, Phil played for Wales in the 2015 European Cup.
In October 2016, Phil played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers.
References
edit- ^ "Philip Joseph". Companies House. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Super League: Widnes reward prop Phil Joseph with two-year contract extension".
- ^ "New deal for Joseph". Super League. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
External links
edit- Bradford give deal to ex-Huddersfield prop Phil Joseph
- Search for "Phil Joseph" AND "Rugby League" at BBC – Sport
- Swinton Lions rugby pro Phil Joseph won't give up the night job in Huddersfield bar 1/2
- Swinton Lions rugby pro Phil Joseph won't give up the night job in Huddersfield bar 2/2
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com