Name Joe Walsh | ||
Joe Walsh (born 25 December 1988) is a professional rugby league player.
He was born in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester and is a former Rishworth school pupil.
Recently, he left Huddersfield Giants by mutual consent, and he is currently attracting a lot of attention from rugby union, which he played as a youngster, gaining representative honours. He is regarded as a talented youngster, having represented England at all ages from U15s to U18s. Walsh was an integral part of the England academies in 2007 and 2008. He made his super league début at the age of 17. He is a ball-playing loose forward who can also slot into the second row. After a great start to the 2009 season, he was struck down with a bad shoulder injury and was ruled out for the majority of the campaign.
He has previously been with the Bradford Bulls, Leeds Rhinos and a two-year loan spell with Harlequins RL.