Owen Joshua Lewsey had an impressive 2003 Rugby World Cup including scoring five tries in the 111-13 drubbing of Uruguay, equalling the record for the most tries in a test match held jointly by Rory Underwood against Fiji in 1989 and Daniel Lambert against France in 1907.

He made his England debut with a stunning Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship performance at Twickenham in 2002, seizing the chance handed to him by an injury to Jason Robinson to score twice in the 40-5 win over Italy. He followed it up with the opening try in his next match against Scotland and was part of the Grand Slam winning side in Dublin in 2003. He earned his international call up after impressing for London
Wasps and England A and was a key member of the England side that won the Hong Kong Sevens in 2002.

Josh was first capped at the age of 21 on England’s ‘Tour from Hell’ in Australia 1998 – the year he joined London Wasps from Bristol – and also appeared in all three tests in the summer 2001 tour to North America.

He played a key part in both tests against New Zealand and Australia on the June 2003 southern hemisphere tour and few will forget his tackle on Aussie full back Matt Rogers towards the end of their 25-14 win over Australia in Melbourne. Josh made an ideal start to the 2004 RBS 6 Nations, starting on the right wing against Italy and Scotland and scoring a try in both. He was named Man of the Match at Murrayfield. He has
played a critical role in his club reaching the finals of both the Heineken Cup final and Zurich Premiership 2004 final.

The versatile attacking three quarter grew up in Hertfordshire, where he attended Watford Boys Grammar School and played for the Amersham & Chiltern club. His brothers Tom and Ed play in National League One for London Welsh and Exeter Chiefs respectively.