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1991 (33 years old)
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Derby, EnglandPosition
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1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
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Jonathan Byron Alexander Joseph (born 21 May 1991) is an English professional rugby union player who represents England at international level and Bath Rugby in the English Premiership.
He got his nickname 'ET fingers' while playing for the London Irish youth team because of his ability to grip the rugby ball one-handed during the game.
Early career
Joseph began his rugby career at Derby RFC, where he played alongside local legends James Reid and Jamie Turner (who he partly credits for his success). Jonathan attended The Old Vicarage School, a preparatory school in Darley Abbey before the family moved south.
Joseph attended Millfield School and came through the London Irish academy after he spent his teenage years playing at Newbury RFC. At club level, his first senior rugby came on loan to Barnes RFC as injury replacement for Andy Whale, but his breakthrough season was for Irish in 2010-11 where he played in 13 Premiership games and scored five tries. His remarkable rise was marked with a nomination for the Land Rover Discovery of the Season award in 2012. He left London Irish at the end of the 2012-13 season having made 44 appearances and scored 13 tries.
Club career
Joseph joined Bath at the start of the 2013-14 season and quickly forged a successful midfield partnership with inside centre Kyle Eastmond.
After a relatively quiet inaugural season, Joseph more than hit his straps in his second, proving to be sublime in attack and robust in defence. During their European Champions Cup match away at Stade Toulousain in January 2015, Bath showed scant regard for the French team's vast rugby pedigree and ran in four tries with Joseph providing the catalyst for what many commentators regard to be one of the finest European cup rugby tries of all time. Collecting the ball inside his own half, Joseph wriggled and side-stepped past a number of players before chipping ahead and collecting. After a searing run, again escaping the tackles of many of the Toulouse defenders he released teammate Ross Batty, who in turn passed to Francois Louw to complete the move in scoring a what was a truly audacious try.
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