Joe Gillingham

Joseph William Gillingham (born 27 February 1974) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Joe Gillingham

Birth name	Joseph William Gillingham
Date of birth	27 February 1974
Place of birth	Johannesburg, Gauteng
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
School	Alberton High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing 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) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1996 South Africa

Playing career

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

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

References

1. "Joe Gillingham". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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.