Josh Kronfeld
| Full name | Joshua Adrian Kronfeld | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Hastings Boys High | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physiotherapist | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 943 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2001–03 |
 Leicester
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39 | (35) |
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1993-2000 |
 Otago
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69 | (-) |
| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996-2000 |
Highlanders
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42 | (-) |
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Correct as of 12 December 2007
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1995-2000 |
New Zealand
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54 | (70) |
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Correct as of 12 December 2007
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Joshua Adrian Kronfeld (born 20 June 1971) is a TV presenter and a former rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and Otago, the Highlanders and Leicester at first-class level. During his international career, Kronfeld played in 56 games for the All Blacks, gaining 54 test caps, including appearances at both the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.
Kronfeld played as an openside flanker, and his greatest attribute was considered to be the speed with which he was able to get to breakdowns in play, in order to gain or regain possession of the ball. Josh Kronfield is an alumnus of Aquinas College, Dunedin, and is a grand-nephew of two All Blacks of the 1930s, brothers Dave and Frank Solomon.
Kronfeld was born in Hastings in Hawkes Bay, and attended Hastings Boys' High School. Kronfeld described himself as "German-Samoan", and he has been identified as being Jewish on the List of Oceanian Jews. He played his early rugby union at scrum-half and centre, switching to flanker at high school.
In 1990 Kronfeld moved to Dunedin to study physical education at the University of Otago. Here he became involved in the Otago University Rugby Club. After playing one game in 1992, Kronfeld gained a starting position in the Otago team in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) for 1993. Kronfeld would eventually play 69 matches for Otago. He completed his BPhEd degree in 1993.
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