| Joe Beardshaw | |
| Birth Name: | Joseph John Beardshaw |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Norwich, England |
| Height: | 1.96m (06.43feet) |
| Weight: | 111kg (245lb) |
| Position: | Lock |
| Repteam1: | England U16 |
| Repteam2: | England U18 |
| Repteam3: | England U21 |
| Repteam4: | England Students |
| Amatteam1: | North Walsham RFC |
| Amatteam2: | Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians |
| Years1: | 1996-2003 |
| Years2: | 1998-99 |
| Years3: | 2003-05 |
| Years4: | 2005-09 |
| Clubs1: | Wasps RFC |
| Clubs2: | Bedford Blues |
| Clubs3: | Glasgow Warriors |
| Clubs4: | Cornish Pirates |
| Points1: | 10 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Points3: | 25 |
| Points4: | 15 |
| Apps1: | 81 |
| Apps2: | 4 |
| Apps3: | 39 |
| Apps4: | 75 |
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]