Josh Kronfeld
Otago's openside flanker at two World Cups.
Josh Kronfeld is a former New Zealand openside flanker who played 56 games for the All Blacks, 54 of them tests, including the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups. He played his provincial and Super 12 rugby for Otago and the Highlanders before joining Leicester.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Joshua Adrian Kronfeld
- Born
- 20 June 1971
- Birthplace
- Hastings, New Zealand
- Height
- 1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
- Weight
- 96 kg / 212 lb
- Position
- Flanker
- Occupation
- Physiotherapist
- School
- Hastings Boys High
Lore & Background
Kronfeld was born in Hastings in 1971 and went to Hastings Boys' High School, switching from halfback and centre to flanker there. In 1990 he moved to Dunedin to study physical education at the University of Otago, became a regular in the Otago side in 1993, and played 69 times for the province. He is a great-nephew of the 1930s All Blacks Dave and Frank Solomon.
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