Joseph William Gillingham (born 27 February 1974) is a South African former rugby union player who played as a centre, wing or full-back.
Gillingham represented at the 1992 Craven Week tournament for schoolboys and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1992. He made his provincial debut for in 1994 and played for the South African underâÂÂ21 and the underâÂÂ23 teams. In 1998 he joined , playing provincial rugby for the union and super rugby for the Coastal Sharks. At the end of the 1996 season, he toured with the Springboks to Argentina and Europe. Gillingham did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.