Joe Warbrick

Joseph Astbury Warbrick, often Joe Warbrick ( born January 1, 1862 in Rotorua, † August 3, 1903 in Waimangu Valley) was a New Zealand rugby player. He was a Māori from the tribe of Ngāti Rangitihi and grew up in Auckland.

At 15, he played in 1877 for the Auckländer club Ponsonby RFC and was brought into the national team of Auckland RFU. He was the youngest player in the major New Zealand division. He became the 17th national rugby player and took part in 1884 playing for the first team of the All Blacks in Australia. He played 7 games and scored 12 points.

In 1888 he was one of the main organizers of the 1888/89 carried out privately funded tour of the New Zealand Natives of New Zealand, Australia and the British Isles. He was named as captain and player in this team, played for breach but none of the 107 games of the tour. He then moved to a large extent back from the rugby. 2008 Warbrick and the team from 1888 to 1889 the New Zealand Natives were included in the IRB Hall of Fame.

His brother Alfred Patchet Warbrick (1860-1940) was a major tourist leader in the field of Waimangu Valley with the then active Waimangu Geyser. Joseph became active after his retirement from the sport as well as a tourist guide. He came together with 3 other tourists by an eruption of a geyser killed when he had approached too closely, despite warnings of his brother. A sinter terrace in the valley was named after him Warbrick Terrace.