Phil Joseph


Philip Joseph 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 or.

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. He also featured in two consecutive games from Round 4 to Round 5. He featured in two consecutive games from Round 9 to Round 10. He was injured for Rounds 11-22 and Rounds 4-5 of the Challenge Cup. Joseph played in Round 27.
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 to Round 2. He next appeared in Round 6 and then Round 8. He played in Round 10 and Round 12 to Round 17. Joseph played in Round 19 to Round 21. Then again in Round 23 to Round 27. He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster, Workington Town and Wigan. He scored against Wakefield Trinity.

2014

Joseph featured in Round 1 to Round 3. He also featured in Round 6 to Round 8. Then in Round 13.
On 30 April 2014, Phil signed a new 2-year deal to stay with Widnes.

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 -caps 1-try 4-points.
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.