Birth Date: | 29 August 2002 [1] |
Height: | 1.91m [2] |
Weight: | 89kg |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Clubyears: | 2022- |
Ru Proclubs: | Agen |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2023- |
Ru Sevensnationalteam1: | France 7s |
Jefferson-Lee Joseph (born 29 August 2002) is a French rugby union player. He plays as a wing for SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne and the France national rugby sevens team.
He is from Duras, in Lot-et-Garonne. A 15-a side player at SU Agen where he plays on the wing having made a try-scoring debut for the club in 2022 as an 18 year-old away against Oyonnax Rugby.[3] He signed a two-year contract with the club in February 2023.[4] However, he was made available to the France national rugby sevens team in September 2023 in preparation for a home Olympics the following year.[5]
He played as France 7s won the 2024 USA Sevens in Los Angeles, beating Great Britain in the final for their first international tournament win for 19 years.[6] In June 2024, he scored in the final as France won the 2024 Spain Sevens in Madrid.[7] In July 2024, he was confirmed in the French team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
Born in France, Joseph is of Guadeloupean descent.[9]