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Son of former Rhinos player David Gibbons, second rower Joe Gibbons was one of a number of players picked up from Wetherby Bulldogs by the Rhinos.

In his second season under Mark Butterill in the Under-16s, Gibbons showed his best attributes, scoring four tries across six matches and was one of 13 players that signed academy contracts at the end of 2019.

Coming into the Academy, Gibbons continued to show those qualities. In the three games played prior to the Covid shutdown, the forward was selected in all of them by Chev Walker and scored against local rivals Bradford Bulls in a 44-10 victory. When the Academy returned to action in 2021, despite missing two games due to injury, the back rower played in eight games (four as a starter and four from the bench).

He moved into the Reserves for the 2022 season and was one of the team's top performers over the course of the season. Playing in nine out of 13 games, he continued his try-scoring record to finish the year with six (including braces in wins over Castleford and Newcastle).

Ahead of the 2023 season, he was awarded the first team squad number 33 but spent the season either with the Rhinos Reserves or on loan at Keighley Cougars. The back-rower played five games for Tony Smith's Reserves, scoring once in defeat to Wigan, whilst also featuring six times in the Championship for the Cougars.