Joe Beardshaw

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Joe Beardshaw
Birth nameJoseph John Beardshaw
Date of birth (1976-10-30) 30 October 1976 (age 44)
Place of birth Norwich, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- North Walsham RFC
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians
()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-2003
1998-99
2003-05
2005-09
Wasps RFC
Bedford Blues
Glasgow Warriors
Cornish Pirates
81
4
39
75
(10)
(0)
(25)
(15)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- England U16
England U18
England U21
England Students

Joe Beardshaw is a former England Under 21 international rugby union player. A lock, he played for Wasps and Glasgow Warriors [1] and Cornish Pirates. Whilst at Wasps he helped them win the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 1999 in the final of which he was a replacement. [2]

While with Glasgow Warriors, Beardshaw made a few appearances with amateur club GHA. [3] He was released by Glasgow in an end-of-season clear-out in 2005. He stated: "Leaving Glasgow is a huge blow because I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the squad. I felt I had been performing pretty consistently since the home Heineken Cup clash with Toulouse - but at the end of the day there was no deal for me." [4]

He then signed for Cornish Pirates in 2005. [5] He won the EDF trophy with the Pirates in April 2007. [6] He was released at the end of 2008–09 season after suffering a knee injury. [7]

He played for a Wasps Legends team in 2013. [8]

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References

  1. "Glasgow Warriors.com Profile".
  2. "Wasps win Cup at last". BBC. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "GHA Rugby Club - Official Website - GHA team to face Kelso tomorrow". Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. "Glasgow Warriors clear-out 2005".
  5. "Cornish Pirates player profile season 07/08 - Joe Beardshaw".
  6. "Pirates release injured Beardshaw". 28 November 2008 via bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Beardshaw released by Pirates". 27 November 2008.
  8. "Wasps Legends edge Saracens Scimitars 32 – 33 at Allianz Park - News - Wasps FC. Rugby in West London".