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following the death of his father when Joe was nine years of age. In his senior year in 1960 he stroked the
College's first VIII, was elected Captain of Boats, played in the Championship winning 1st XV and was selected in the combined GPS 2nd XV. At the College's Cadet Camp in 1959 he was involved in
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Tradition:100 years of Rugby at St Joseph's College
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