Joyce has agreed a contract with Gloucester.
Joe Joyce will leave Connacht this summer, after agreeing a contract with Gloucester.
The experienced lock has spent the last three seasons in Galway, featuring 46 times for the western province.
Joyce says he's "really excited" to return to the Premiership and that moving to Gloucester is a "fantastic opportunity."

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