Legend Joe Roff appointed new Chair of ACT Brumbies Board

The ACT Brumbies have appointed club legend Joe Roff as their chair as chief executive Phil Thomson prepares to stand down.

Roff recently served as president of Rugby Australia and scored 57 tries in 85 appearances for the club.

This positions him as the club’s greatest ever try-scorer, inducted in the Brumbies Legends alongside George Gregan and Stephen Larkham.

Roff will lead a new Brumbies board that includes RA CEO Phil Waugh, RA Director Strategy & Special Projects, Alexandra Batten, Senior Director at NetApp Doug Stuart and former Deloitte partner and GAICID, FCA non-executive Director Alexandra Spark.

An additional two Board Directors will be announced in due course.

Commenting on his appointment, Roff, mentioned: “The Brumbies provided me with some of the best memories of my personal and professional life and I am humbled and excited to return to the club in the position of Chair.”

“I am looking forward to reuniting with Head Coach Stephen Larkham, with whom I have a deep and enduring relationship, and helping the staff continue the great progress made in 2025 across the men’s and women’s programs.

“The role of the Brumbies in the Australian rugby landscape has never been more important with the pipeline of international events coming to our shores.

“Whilst as an organisation we will continue to strive towards winning the Super Rugby Pacific and Super Rugby Women’s competitions, we will also focus on continuing to provide Wallabies and Wallaroos toward national success on the international stage,” Roff expressed.

The announcement comes as Thomson steps away from the role, overseeing a successful seven-year period from October 2018 that included five Super Rugby semi-final appearances and a Super Rugby AU title.

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