Howard Joseph

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| birth_name = Howard Thornton Joseph

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|08|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

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| ru_position = Centre

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|81|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| repyears1 = 1971

| repcaps1 = 2

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| ru_province1 = Canterbury

| ru_provinceyears1 = 1968–71

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| occupation = Journalist, lawyer

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| school = Christchurch Boys' High School

| university = University of Canterbury

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Howard Thornton Joseph (born 25 August 1949) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A centre, Joseph represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1971. He played two matches for the All Blacks, both of them tests against the touring British Lions. A journalist and lawyer, Joseph wrote a novel, Game Without End, published in 2007, about rugby in New Zealand.{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=445 |title = Howard Joseph | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 19 April 2015}}

He stood as the National Party candidate in the Christchurch electorate of Yaldhurst at the {{NZ election link year|1984}} general election. He was unsuccessful in winning the seat, losing to the Labour Party candidate Margaret Austin.{{cite book |last=Norton |first=Clifford |title=New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science |year=1988 |publisher=Victoria University of Wellington |location=Wellington |isbn=0-475-11200-8 |page=394 }}