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| Full name | Joseph Walsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1988 Saddleworth, Oldham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Walsh (born 25 December 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Harlequins RL and Huddersfield Giants.
He was born in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, and is a former Rishworth school pupil.
Walsh was part of the Leeds Rhinos academy team before joining Bradford Bulls in 2006 on a one-year deal where he also played at academy level. [3] [4]
In 2007, Walsh signed a two-year deal with Harlequins [5] whose coach, Brian McDermott, stated that "Joe Walsh has been a godsend to us" following their win over Warrington Wolves. [6] While at Harlequins he spent time on loan at Halifax. He signing for Huddersfield for the 2009 season [7] and joined Sheffield Eagles on loan part way through the season. [8]
