Josh was presented with a magnum of champagne and a cheque for £200 on Wednesday 15 January at Leicester Tigers Training Ground, Oval Park, Oadby following his nomination by a panel of ten members of the media for his recent impressive performances for Leicester Tigers.
He plans to spend the £200 on a special present for his mother.
The members of the Zurich Premiership Player of the Month Awards Panel are:
David Hands (The Times) Rob Kitson (Guardian) Tony Roche (The Sun) Paul Ackford (Sunday Telegraph) Barry Newcombe (Evening Standard) Paul Morgan (Rugby World) Ian Robertson (BBC Radio 5) Andrew Baldock (Press Association) Neil Squires (Express) Miles Harrison (Sky Sports)