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Josh KronfeldJosh Kronfeld (born June 30 1971) is a former international rugby union player for the New Zealand All Blacks. During his international career, he played in 56 games for the All Blacks, gaining 54 test caps, including appearances at both the 1995 and 1999 Rugby Union World Cups. He played as an openside flanker. In his playing years, he stood 1.85m tall and weighed 94kg. Kronfeld was born in Hastings in the Hawkes Bay, and attended Hastings Boys' High School. In 1990 he moved to Dunedin to study physical education at the University of Otago. Here he became involved in the Otago University Rugby Club. After playing one game in 1992, Kronfeld gained a starting position in the Otago team in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) for 1993. Kronfeld would eventually play 69 matches for Otago. He made his All Black test debut in 1995, playing against Canada at Eden Park in Auckland. After the inception of the Super 12 competition in 1996, Kronfeld also played for the Highlanders Super 12 franchise. In total, Kronfeld made 42 appearances for the Highlanders. As a player, Kronfeld's biggest attribute was considered to be the speed with which he was able to get to breakdowns in play, in order to gain or regain possession of the ball. Kronfeld remained a first choice player for Otago, the Highlander and the All Blacks until 2000, at which point he moved to England to take up a contract with Leicester Tigers. In 2003, Kronfeld returned to New Zealand, and subsequently retired from first class rugby. External Links All Blacks.com Kronfeld, Josh
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