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John Roe (rugby union)

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John Roe
Birth nameJohn Roe
Date of birth (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
SchoolBrisbane Boys College
UniversityUniversity of Queensland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number Eight
Current team Wests
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999   Queensland Reds 97 (80)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001   Queensland Reds 72 (60)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003   Australia
Australia A
19 (10)

John Roe (born 10 April 1977 in Brisbane) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays in the back row, currently for the Queensland Reds in the international Super Rugby competition; he is also the team's captain. Roe was educated at Brisbane Boys' College. He graduated in medicine on 15 December 2006 from the University of Queensland.[1]

Career

Roe played for Queensland for the first time in 1999 in a match against a United States rugby union team. In 2001 he made his Super Rugby 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]

References

  1. ^ "John Roe Medicine". uq.edu.au. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
  2. ^ "John Roe". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2006.