Phil Joseph

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]

Phil Joseph
Personal information
Full namePhilip Joseph[1]
Born (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
PositionProp, 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]

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
SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsD/GPoints
2012 Bradford60000
2013 Widnes231004
2014 Widnes81004
2015 Widnes50000
Total422008

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
  1. "Philip Joseph". Companies House. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12228/9290415/super-league-widnes-reward-prop-phil-joseph-with-two-year-contract-extension
  6. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30100/new-deal-for-joseph
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