Josh Iosefa-Scott
| Born | 16 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 kg (320 lb; 22 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Iosefa-Scott (born 16 July 1996) is an England qualified, New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs.
Career
[edit | edit source]Iosefa-Scott represented Waikato in the National Provincial Championship and played 41 games for them overall between 2016 and 2020.[1] He made his debut for the Highlanders during the 2019 Super Rugby season and earned a second and last appearance the following year.[1][2]
In the summer of 2021 it was announced that Iosefa-Scott had signed for Exeter Chiefs and he made his debut at the start of the 2021–2022 season in a league fixture against Northampton Saints.[1][3] In March 2023 he was a second-half substitute as Exeter defeated London Irish after extra time in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[4] The following month saw him score a try in the semi-final of the European Rugby Champions Cup as Exeter were eliminated by holders La Rochelle.[5]
Iosefa-Scott is eligible to represent England as his father is from London.[6] In February 2024 he played for the England A side against Portugal at Welford Road.[7]
Reference list
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1996 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- New Zealand people of English descent
- Rugby union props
- Exeter Chiefs players
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- English rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand
- Waikato rugby union players
- People educated at Melville High School, Hamilton