Joe Shaw (rugby union)

Joe Shaw born 20 February 1980 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England is a rugby union player and coach.

Joe Shaw
Birth nameJoe Shaw
Date of birth (1980-02-20) 20 February 1980
Place of birthBirmingham, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
SchoolOld Swinford Hospital
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Centre, Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998-2000
2000-2002
2002-2008		 Sale
Northampton Saints
Newcastle Falcons		 8
16
83		 (18)
(20)
(52)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

England Under 21 England Under 19

England Under 18
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
England
Teams coached
Years Team
Northampton Ladies, Newcastle University, Westoe, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Saracens

Playing career

Born in the West Midlands, Shaw played for Sale Sharks as a youngster. He won England representative honours at Under-18s, 19s and 21s, and was in the full England sevens squad in 2001.

Shaw was a utility player, his broad range of skills saw him play at fullback, in the centres and on the wing.

Shaw joined the Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership from Northampton Saints in the summer of 2002.

A memorable moment for many will be the try he scored in the Falcons' victorious 2004 Powergen Cup win over former club Sale at Twickenham.[1]

A recurring ankle injury picked up early in the campaign saw him miss much of the 2004/5 season, restricting him to six starts and five outings from the bench.

Shaw used his time away from playing rugby to help the Falcons Community Foundation to good effect, winning the Falcons community award six years in a row from 2003 to 2009, while he was also named Powergen Community Player of the Season for 2006-7. Furthermore, was the first Rugby Player inducted into the Show Racism the Red Card charity.

Coaching career

Away from the Falcons, Shaw coached local side Westoe RFC, from 2003-2009 along with former Falcons star Richard Arnold. Winning three league titles, two County Cups and reached the final of the Powergen Intermediate Cup. Upon leaving Newcastle Falcons in 2009 he became Head Coach of the bottom of the league Kowloon Rugby Club, finishing top in 2012, Shaw also became Hong Kong's National Coach.

He is now the Skills and Attack Coach for Saracens Rugby Club. Shaw headed up the successful A League and LV Cup teams in 2015, and is part of the coaching team that helped secure the; 2015 & 2016 Premiership titles and the 2016 & 2017 European Champions Cup titles. Additionally Shaw has earned an MSc in Coaching Science.

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References
  1. "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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