Affectionately known as "Technogeek", Joe was a former captain who led the 1st XV for three seasons from 2021/22 to 2023/24 during the difficult post Covid period.

He will be sorely missed.

Our thoughts are with his wife Caitlin and his family.

Funeral arranagements will be shared when known.

"Feel no guilt in laughter, he's know how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile that he is not here to share.
You cannot grieve forever; he would not want you to.
He'd hope that you could carry on the way you always do.
So, talk about the good times and the way you showed you cared,
The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared.
Let memories surround you, a word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture a time, an hour, a day,
That brings him back as clearly as though he were still here,
And fill you with the feeling that he is always near.
For if you keep those moments, you will never be apart
And he will live forever locked safely within your heart."