Joe Wheeler (rugby union)

Joe Wheeler
Birth nameJoseph Thomas Wheeler
Date of birth (1987-10-20) 20 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+12 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
SchoolMarlborough Boys' College
Notable relative(s)Sam Wheeler (baconer)
Ben Wheeler (brother)
Ray Dowker (grandfather)
SpouseCourtney MacKay
Children2
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2020 Suntory Sungoliath 45 (0)
Correct as of 19 August 2020
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2015, 2019 Tasman 80 (40)
Correct as of 19 August 2020
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2012 Crusaders 4 (0)
2013–2017 Highlanders 65 (5)
Correct as of 19 August 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2015, 2017 Māori All Blacks 5 (0)
Correct as of 19 August 2020

Joseph (Joey) Thomas Wheeler (born 20 October 1987) is a New Zealand television presenter and former rugby union player. He played as a lock or flanker for Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League.[1] Wheeler was selected in the New Zealand Māori All Blacks and represented them on the November 2013 tour of North America.[2]

  1. ^ "Wheeler joins Highlanders". The New Zealand Herald. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. ^ Robson, Tony (22 October 2013). "Maori All Blacks squad named". Waikato Times. Retrieved 13 November 2013.