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Joe Roff (born in Melbourne 20 September 1975) is a retired Australian rugby union footballer and a product of the Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union Club in Canberra, who played on the wing or at fullback for Brumbies and Australia and played 5 tests as a centre in the early part of his test career. He also had a spell at the French club Biarritz and in 2005-6 at Kubota Spears in Japan's Top League Of his 86 caps, 62 were won in consecutive games from 1996 to 2001. His final game saw him captain Oxford against Cambridge in the 2007 Varsity Match.
For a time, he attended the Armidale School in Armidale, New South Wales. He was also a student at Marist College Canberra. Joe Roff's father, Glenn Roff, was Principal of St John's College, Woodlawn.
After a successful junior career he was selected at age 19 for Australia's 1995 world cup squad, making his debut against Canada and scoring a try, followed by another 2 against Romania.
By 1996 he was a more regular feature in the starting test side before becoming a firm test player for the 1999 world cup win and the back to back tri nations wins of 2000 and 2001. He was also a capable goal kicker, kicking 18 penalties and 20 conversions in his test career.