Joe Walsh (Australian rugby league)
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| Born | 1945 or 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 79) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph John Walsh (1945 or 1946 – 18 November 2025) was an Australian rugby league player for the Balmain Tigers.
Biography
Walsh hailed from Barmedman, a village outside West Wyalong in country New South Wales.[1]
A second-rower, Walsh was recruited to Balmain from the Queanbeyan Kangaroos. He featured in Balmain's 1969 grand final-winning team. After missing the entire 1971 season with a knee injury, Walsh remained at Balmain for two more seasons, then returned to country rugby league. He coached a young Royce Simmons while captain-coach of the Cowra Magpies, which he led to a premiership in 1978.[2]
Walsh once owned the Riverina Hotel in Wagga Wagga.[3]
Walsh died from cancer in Wagga Wagga, on 18 November 2025, at the age of 79.[4]
References
- ^ "Walsh cleared to play with the 'Roos". Queanbeyan Age. 8 March 1968. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Rugby League legends set to embark on Cowra Golf Club". Canowindra News. 3 February 2015.
- ^ Mooney, Clyde (2 November 2020). "Walsh Passes Keys In Riverina". PubTIC.
- ^ "The Mole: Balmain Tigers grand final hero dies at 79 after cancer battle". nine.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
External links
- Joe Walsh at Rugby League Project