Josh Kronfeld

Josh Kronfeld

Josh Kronfeld is an All Blacks legend and a cult hero in Dunedin, where he played over 100 games for Otago and the Highlanders.

The openside flanker played 54 games for the All Blacks including two Rugby World Cups over a five-year career that straddled the transition from amateur to professional rugby. In fact, Josh was at the centre of the Rugby Wars of the mid-90s playing a pivotal role in securing the signatures of All Blacks with New Zealand Rugby.

Off the field you can find him reporting for The Crowd Goes Wild, but he has also starred on Celebrity Treasure Island and Dancing With The Stars. He used his profile to push a “no nukes” message during his playing days and recalls with fondness his schoolboy rugby days and the impact the University of Otago had on his personal development.

Josh is not your average rugby player. He’s a trained physio, he surfs, he paints, he’s a reporter for Crowd Goes Wild, he restores Classic Cars, he’s a family man, and a deep thinker.

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Legendary All Blacks Career, Chaos at the '95 World Cup, Life After Rugby

Episode 78

Josh is an All Blacks legend who played at two Rugby World Cups across 54 games for the All Blacks and was a cult hero in Dunedin, where he played over 100 games for Otago and the Highlanders.

In this episode we talk about surfing with Tom Robinson, destroying his downstairs operation on the Crowd Goes Wild, what it was really like to play with and against Jonah, how he avoided food poisoning at the 95 World Cup, what it was like playing in NZ’s first Super Rugby season, why schoolboy rugby is better than All Blacks rugby, how he won consecutive seasons of Celebrity Treasure Island and much, much more.

Josh is not your average rugby player. He’s a trained physio, he surfs, he paints, he’s a reporter for Crowd Goes Wild, he restores Classic Cars, he’s a family man, and a deep thinker.

There was so much to talk about with Josh – and as he said at the end after nearly two hours – we barely scratched the surface! You’ll enjoy this one.