Wallaby legends join line -up!
Former Wallabies Joe Roff and Phil Waugh are the latest big names to be added to the Southern Hemisphere XV!
Roff was one of the giants of the Australian game during an 86 cap Test career in which he scored 244 points for the Wallabies. He made his debut at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa and become an institution in the Aussie side after that, making 62 straight appearances at one stage. His last competitive game was as captain of Oxford University in the Varsity Match on 6 December, 2007. The Dark Blues were beaten that day at Twickenham and the Wallaby legend left one of his boots in the dressing room after the game to mark his retirement.
“I left one boot behind at Twickenham just in case I ever got tempted to pull them out of the cupboard. But the Heroes Rugby Challenge is a different matter, a great cause and I’m really looking forward to it,” said Roff. “Twickenham is one of the great grounds in world rugby and I have some enormously fond memories of playing there.”
The 79-times capped Waugh announced his retirement earlier in the year, but couldn’t resist one last hurrah at Twickenham. His four clashes with England at the iconic venue ended with three defeats, so he will be aiming to go out on a high on his final return. The two former Australians, who have 165 caps between them, will face strong opposition from a Northern Hemisphere XV
