Rising Waratahs star Joe Walsh gets creative on and off field in national rugby championships
When this youngster isn’t cutting a swath through defenders in the U16 national rugby championships he’s getting creative in a completely different way.
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He’s a rising star of rugby with cutting edge skills on and off the paddock.
NSW Waratahs teenager Joe Walsh has been turning plenty of heads this season with his performances in the U16 National Rugby Championship.
Off field the young gun spends as much time as he can working his magic in a different world at a local barber shop at Manly.
“I love getting creative and meeting new people,” said Walsh, who is still at school.
“Footy players love mullets and love the fade”.
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The Year 10 student from St Augustine’s College at Brookvale said barbering is something he would like to pursue in the future but a career as a footballer is his priority goal.
Walsh is playing both rugby league and rugby union and “loves both” but his attention is firmly on the latter this weekend as the Waratahs chase down a victory in the final of the U16 National Rugby Championships at Rat Park against the Queensland Reds on Sunday.
The U16 match between the NSW Waratahs and the Queensland Reds will be played at 12.05pm and the U19 match between the Waratahs and Reds at 2:35pm.
Walsh, a Narraweena Hawkes Junior, has played a major role with the NSW Waratahs in the U16 competition in 2022 which has seen the Gen Blue side navigate their way to the final without a single defeat.
Walsh is on the comeback from a meniscus injury which interfered with his Harold Matts
season for the Sydney Roosters.
“It was just so exciting to be playing again,’’ Walsh said.
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