John Roe
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John Roe (born on 10 April 1977 in Brisbane) is an Australian rugby union player. His plays in the back row and currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 14 competition and is currently the team captain. He was educated at Brisbane Boys' College. He recently completed his Medical Studies.[1]
[edit] Career
He played for Queensland for the first time in 1999 in a match against a United States side. It was however in 2001 when he made his Super 12 (now, Super 14) debut for the Queensland Reds, in a match against the Highlanders, a New Zealand side from Dunedin. He went on to make appearances for both Australia A and the Australian Rugby sevens team. In 2003, Roe made his test debut for the Wallabies against Namibia at the 2003 Rugby World Cup held in Australia.
He played his 50th game for the Queensland Reds in the 2004 Super 14 season, playing against the Crusaders, scoring a try in the match.[2] He made his test debut for the Wallabies in 2004, where he played in the Tri Nations Series. He was also selected for the end of year tour of Europe.
[edit] References
- ^ John Roe - number eight. qru.com.au. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- ^ John Roe. rugby.com.au. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
[edit] External links
- John Roe on QRU.com.au
- Queensland Reds - Official site
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Forwards: | Baxter • Cannon • Cockbain • Croft • Darwin • Dunning • Giffin • Harrison • Lyons • Paul • Roe • Smith • Sharpe • Vickerman • Young • Waugh (vc) | |
| Backs: | Burke • Flatley • Giteau • Gregan (c) • Grey • Larkham • Latham • Mortlock • Roff • Rogers • Sailor • Turinui • Tuqiri • Whitaker | ||
| Coach: | Jones |
