Joseph Ward Roff (born 20 September 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby union footballer who played on the wing or at fullback for ACT Brumbies and Australia.
He also had a spell at the French club Biarritz and in 2005–06 at Kubota Spears in Japan's Top League Of his 86 caps, 62 were won in consecutive games from 1996 to 2001.
After a successful junior career he was selected at age 19 for Australia's 1995 Rugby World Cup squad, making his debut against Canada and scoring a try, followed by another 2 against Romania.
This turned the test in Australia's favour before they went on to win the game with Roff scoring a second try, squaring the series at 1-1.
[3] Roff matriculated at the University of Oxford, UK in October 2006 to read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Harris Manchester College.
During his years with the Wallabies, the rhyming slang term "Joe Roffie" gradually worked its way into the Australian vernacular, being an abbreviation for coffee.