Jonathan Joseph
England
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Full name Jonathan Byron Alexander Joseph
Born May 21, 1991, Derby
Current age 32 years 303 days
Major teams Bath Rugby, British and Irish Lions, England Saxons, England Under-20s, London Irish, England
Position Centre
Height 6 ft 0 in
Weight 209 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2012-2020 54 43 11 85 17 0 0 0 41 12 1 76.85
Five/Six Nations 2015-2020 23 20 3 50 10 0 0 0 17 6 0 73.91
IRB Rugby World Cup 2015-2019 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 75

Career statistics
Test debut South Africa v England at Durban, Jun 9, 2012 match details
Last Test Wales v England at Llanelli, Nov 28, 2020 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2010-2021 148 134 14 177 35 1 0 0 72 72 4 50
London Irish 2010-2013 44 36 8 65 13 0 0 0 16 27 1 37.5
Bath Rugby 2013-2021 104 98 6 112 22 1 0 0 56 45 3 55.28
Profile

Jonathan Joseph is a young centre with immense promise and someone who could be a constant feature in the England side in the coming years.

The London Irish back came through their youth system and formed a key part of the England U20 side that came second in the 2011 Junior World Championships. At club level, his breakthrough season was in 2010-11 where he played in 13 Premiership games and scored five tries. His current season has been disrupted with injury but when he turned out for the Exiles, he made a huge impact.

His remarkable rise was marked with a nomination for the Land Rover Discovery of the Season award. He failed to collect the award but he was named on England's tour to South Africa as one of 42 players to make the cut. His huge ability was clear to see when he took to the field against the Barbarians from the bench and scored two quickfire tries.

That performance propelled him into the Test side and he was named among the replacements for the first Test against the Springboks and got a couple of minutes towards the end of the game. But that did enough to impress Stuart Lancaster and come the second Test - with Brad Barritt sidelined through injury - Joseph was named in the starting XV.

Joseph retained his place for the final Test when England pulled off a creditable draw and he was named in England's 32-man squad for the autumn internationals following a steady start to the new Premiership season with London Irish.

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Jan 16, 2016
Jonathan Joseph is tackled by the Leinster defence
Jonathan Joseph is tackled by the Leinster defence
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Dec 13, 2015
Jonathan Joseph of Bath is held up
Jonathan Joseph of Bath is held up
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Mar 21, 2015
Jonathan Joseph offloads the ball while being tackled by Noa Nakaitaci
Jonathan Joseph offloads the ball while being tackled by Noa Nakaitaci
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Mar 1, 2015
Jonathan Joseph is tackled by Peter O'Mahoney
Jonathan Joseph is tackled by Peter O'Mahoney
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