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Phil Joseph

Personal information
Full name	Philip Joseph [1]
Born	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39) Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Position	Prop, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004 Huddersfield Giants 16 0 0 0 0 2005 Swinton Lions 20 0 0 0 0 2006 Hull Kingston Rovers 19 0 0 0 0 2007 Halifax 28 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Oldham 55 5 1 0 22 2010–11 Swinton Lions 41 22 0 0 88 2012 Bradford Bulls 6 0 0 0 0 2013–15 Widnes Vikings 54 2 0 0 8 2015(loan) → Whitehaven 3 0 0 0 0 2016 Salford Red Devils 11 0 0 0 0 2017 Bradford Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 2017 Workington Town 6 2 0 0 8 Total 259 31 1 0 126 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–17 Wales 14 1 0 0 4
Source: [2] [3]

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 ( Heritage № 1227), Swinton and the Bradford Bulls, as a prop, hooker, second-row or loose forward. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Background

Phil Joseph was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Bradford

After 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

2013

Joseph 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

Joseph 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

International honours

Phil 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

External links

• 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