James Whitinui Joseph was born on 21 November 1969 and is a New Zealand-born Japanese former rugby union player and current rugby union coach.
16 Facts About Jamie Joseph
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Jamie Joseph's father, Jim Joseph, was a prop for the Marlborough rugby team from 1963 to 1977 and played for New Zealand Maori.
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Jamie Joseph was educated at Church College and the University of Otago, where he completed a Bachelor of Physical Education majoring in psychology.
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Jamie Joseph made his debut for Otago in 1989, playing mainly at lock, which was the position he was selected for when playing for the New Zealand Colts in his debut season.
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In 1992, Jamie Joseph was quickly promoted to the All Black trials and gained a place in the centenary series.
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On 22 April 1992, Jamie Joseph made his All Blacks international debut against a World XV side off the bench.
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When playing for the All Blacks against England in 1993, Jamie Joseph stomped on Kyran Bracken's ankle causing a significant injury.
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Jamie Joseph remained as a regular starter for the All Blacks and was part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup squad that famously lost to South Africa in the final.
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Jamie Joseph played for the newly formed side for six years, which saw him be selected for the Japanese national side ahead of the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
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Jamie Joseph made his debut on 1 May 1999 against Canada in Tokyo.
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In November 2007, Jamie Joseph was later named as the new head coach of Wellington Lions with Aussie Mclean stepping down from his role to coach Super 14 side Hurricanes.
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In 2013, Jamie Joseph's side dropped to their worst positioning since 1997, only winning three games from sixteen.
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In January 2016, Jamie Joseph announced that he would be stepping down as the Highlanders head coach after the 2016 Super Rugby season so that he could coach the Japanese national side through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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In November 2017, Jamie Joseph led his side to a single win and a draw in four games.
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One of the main changes saw the national team's head coach Jamie Joseph replace Filo Tiatia as head coach, doubling up his duties with the national team.
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On 20 September 2018, Jamie Joseph stood down as head coach at the Sunwolves to fully concentrate on the preparations of the national team ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.