Joe Beardshaw
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| Birth name | Joseph John Beardshaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 October 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Beardshaw (born 30 October 1976) 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]