Joe Carlisle (born 4 December 1987) is an English

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player for Rotherham Titans in

National League 2 North National League 2 North is one of three level four leagues in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in Northern England. The remainder of England is covered by the two counterpart leagues National L ...

. Joe is a

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors are a professional rugby union club based in Worcester, England. They most recently played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby union, before being suspended by the Rugby Football Union, RFU in September 2 ...

Academy product who made his league debut for Warriors in 2008 before appearing off the bench in the European Challenge Cup final against

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at Kingsholm. His father is called Richard and his mother Louise. The Swindon-born player enjoyed a most successful season at Sixways during the 2010/11 campaign, racking-up thirty-three appearances and 212 points. The points-tally included a stunning twenty-eight point haul against

Newport RFC Newport Rugby Football Club () is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, Wales. They presently play in the Super Rygbi Cymru. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on the east bank of the River Usk. Ever ...

in the British & Irish Cup. During the 2012/13 season, Carlisle went two better as he scored a sensational thirty points against Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo in the Amlin Challenge Cup. With that total, he also became Warriors' highest ever individual points scorer in a European game, beating previous record holder's Shane Drahn who scored twenty-one points in 2008. Predominantly a fly half, Carlisle can also play at centre. In January 2013, it was announced that Carlisle will join

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ahead of the 2013-14 season. After he left Wasps, Carlisle joined Italy region Benetton Treviso. On 29 April 2015, Carlisle returns to England to join

London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club () was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons, after gaining promotion from ...

in the

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from the 2015-16 season. On 29 Décember 2016, Joe move to

USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, France' ...

, in France (Pro D2). Carlisle returned to England to join third division club Old Elthamians in

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from the 2017-18 season. On 16 September 2019, Carlisle returns to the

with

Yorkshire Carnegie Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 2 North. The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 whe ...

from the 2019-20 season.

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Worcester Warriors ProfileLondon Welsh Profile
1987 births Living people Worcester Warriors players Coventry R.F.C. players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from Swindon USA Perpignan players Benetton Rugby players London Welsh RFC players Wasps RFC players English expatriate rugby union players in France English expatriate rugby union players in Italy {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub