Howard Thornton Joseph (born 25 August 1949) is a former New Zealand

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player. A

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, Joseph represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, 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. He stood as the National Party candidate in the Christchurch electorate of

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at the general election. He was unsuccessful in winning the seat, losing to the Labour Party candidate

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