Joe Shaw (rugby union)
| Birth name | Joe Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 2 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Old Swinford Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Shaw born 20 February 1980 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.
Shaw joined the Falcons from Northampton Saints in the summer of 2002. Born in the West Midlands, he had previously played for Sale Sharks as a youngster, having won England representative honours at Under-18s, 19s and 21s. Graduating to the full England sevens squad in 2001, a utility player, his broad range of skills saw him play at fullback, in the centres and on the wing.
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.
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 has 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.
Away from the Falcons, he 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. Heading up the successful A League and LV Cup teams, and was part of the coaching team that helped secure the 2015 Premiership title.