Joe Roff in 1995 at the ripe young age of 19 made his Test debut against Canada in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Joe quickly became a regular starter in the Wallabies team and went on to become one of the key members of John Eales’ golden era.

Whilst often remembers as a prolific try scorer, Joe became the ironman of Australian rugby playing a record 62 consecutive Tests from 1996 to 2001. There were many highlights throughout Joe’s career but none more so than a piece of brilliance that single handedly turned the 2001 British & Irish Lions Series on its head. Just after halftime and with the Wallabies down 6-11, Joe intercepted a floated Jonny Wilkinson pass and then outpaced the cover to score a 50m try in the corner. Joe scored another try five minutes later and the Wallabies went on to record a historical 35-14 win. One week later the Wallabies won the Lions Series 2-1.

Joe Roff played 86 Tests for the Wallabies over a 10-year period. Throughout this time, he earnt himself the nickname from former Wallabies Captain Stirling Mortlock as “The Big Game Hunter”.

Off the field, Joe was awarded a Bachelor of Applied Finance from the University of Southern Queensland. Joe matriculated at the University of Oxford, UK in October 2006 to read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Harris Manchester College. He was also involved in the Oxford Union.

These days Joe is the CEO of the John James Foundation and prior to that the CEO of the University of Canberra Union, the Director of Workforce Development at Lifeline Australia and had previously been a consultant with The Nous Group.