Joe Gillingham

South African rugby union player

Rugby player

Joe Gillingham

Birth name| Joseph William Gillingham

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Date of birth|  (1974-02-27) 27 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth| Johannesburg, Gauteng
Height| 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight| 204 lb (93 kg)
School| Hoërskool Alberton
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Full-back, centre, wing

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Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2001–2002|  USA Perpignan|  |  ()
2002–2003|  RC Narbonne|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1991–1995|  Golden Lions|  62|  ()
1998–2000|  Natal|  32|  ()
Super Rugby
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1998–2000|  Coastal Sharks|  20|  (15)
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1996|  South Africa|  |

Joseph William Gillingham  (born 27 February 1974) is a South African former rugby union player who played as a centre, wing or full-back.[1]

## Playing career

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Gillingham represented Transvaal at the 1992 Craven Week tournament for schoolboys and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1992. He made his provincial debut for Transvaal in 1994 and played for the South African under–21 and the under–23 teams. In 1998 he joined Natal, playing provincial rugby for the union and super rugby for the Coastal Sharks.[2] At the end of the 1996 season, he toured with the Springboks to Argentina and Europe. Gillingham did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.[3]

## See also

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* List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 640
* List of South Africa national under-18 rugby union team players

## References

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1. ^ "Joe Gillingham". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
2. ^ Schoeman, Chris (2000). Who's who of South African rugby 2000 (5th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 163\. ISBN 0620261889. OCLC 56517006.
3. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 146\. ISBN 0958423148.