Josh Kronfeld

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Josh Kronfeld
Birth nameJoshua Adrian Kronfeld
Date of birth (1971-06-20) 20 June 1971 (age 52)
Place of birthHastings, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
SchoolHastings Boys High
UniversityUniversity of Otago
Occupation(s)Physiotherapist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–03 Leicester 39 (35)
Correct as of 12 December 2007
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993-2000 Otago 69 ((-))
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2000
Highlanders
 42 ((-))
Correct as of 12 December 2007
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995-2000
New Zealand
 54 (70)
Correct as of 12 December 2007

Joshua Adrian Kronfeld (born 20 June 1971) is a TV presenter and a former

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

Aquinas College, Dunedin, and is a grand-nephew of two All Blacks of the 1930s, brothers Dave and Frank Solomon
.

Early life

Kronfeld was born in

Hawkes Bay, and attended Hastings Boys' High School. Kronfeld described himself as "German-Samoan" and he is Jewish.[1]
He played his early rugby union at scrum-half and centre, switching to flanker at high school.

In 1990 Kronfeld moved to

BPhEd
degree in 1993.

Rugby career

Kronfeld made his All Black test debut in 1995, playing against

All Blacks lost a thrilling game to South Africa
.

After the inception of the

Highlanders
Super 12 franchise. In total, Kronfeld made 42 appearances for the Highlanders.

He made five appearances in the

All Blacks’ 1999 World Cup campaign, which included the game against England and the amazing semi-final with France that took place at Twickenham
.

Kronfeld remained a first choice player for Otago, the Highlanders and the All Blacks until 2000. At the end of the 2000 season, after 69 matches for Otago, 42 for the Highlanders in the Super 12 and 56 All Black matches including 54 tests, Kronfeld left New Zealand rugby to take up a lucrative contract with the English club, Leicester. In May 2001 he officially signed with English club Leicester Tigers.

After an injury-hit start to the 2001-02 season Kronfeld recovered well, establishing himself as a regular first-team player. He was an unused replacement as Leicester won the

Zurich Premiership
Player of the Month and then named by his Tigers colleagues as their Players' Player of the Season 2002-03.

In 2003, Kronfeld returned to New Zealand, and subsequently retired from first-class rugby.

Life After Rugby

Kronfeld has made numerous media appearances, e.g. Celebrity Treasure Island. He has also returned to the University of Otago to study physiotherapy.

In 2009 Kronfeld participated in the fifth season of TVNZ's entertainment series Dancing with the Stars.

From September to December 2012 Josh Kronfeld hosted the

Brunch (New Zealand) for Season One with April Ieremia
.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7
    . Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Leicester hang on to defend Heineken crown". espn.co.uk. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Miriama Smith & Jonny Williams
 Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand) third place contestant
Season 5 (2009 with Rachel Burstein) 		Succeeded by
Show Axed
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