Ethan Roots
Date of birth (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
SchoolRosmini College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2020 North Harbour 10 (0)
2021–2023 Ospreys 36 (5)
2023– Exeter Chiefs 13 (10)
Correct as of 13 January 2024
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Crusaders 1 (0)
Correct as of 3 April 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Māori All Blacks 1 (0)
Correct as of 5 December 2020

Ethan Roots (born 10 November 1997)[1] is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs.

Early life

Roots was born in Auckland to a Māori mother and an English father from Reading.[2] He attended Rosmini College and after leaving school was a construction worker.[2] He has also competed at Jujutsu.[3]

Career

After playing for local club East Coast Bays, Roots represented North Harbour in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup.[3] His performances in this competition led to him joining Crusaders although he made only one appearance during the 2020 Super Rugby season against Highlanders.[4][5] In December 2020 Roots represented Māori All Blacks against Moana Pasifika at Waikato Stadium.[6]

In March 2021 Roots moved to Europe signing for Ospreys.[7][8] After two years in Wales, Exeter Chiefs announced that Roots would be joining them from the 2023-24 season.[9][10]

Reference list

  1. ↑ "Ethan Roots". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 Thomas, Fiona (12 January 2024). "Ethan Roots interview: I left cage fighting and jiu-jitsu behind to return to rugby". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 Southcombe, Matthew (7 September 2021). "Meet Ethan Roots, the Kiwi jiu-jitsu champion who dreamed of fighting in UFC and is looking to make a name in Welsh rugby". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Crusaders announce new-look 2020 Investec Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Investec Super Rugby class of 2020 announced". Super Rugby NZ. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "All Blacks player profiles". All Blacks. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ospreys sign flanker Roots and prop Lay ahead of Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ethan Roots: Flanker signs permanent Ospreys deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "officialexeterchiefs: 𝙒𝙀𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙀𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉". Exeter Chiefs.
  10. ↑ "Wales international Joe Hawkins, Ethan Roots and Will Haydon-Wood to join Exeter". BBC Sport. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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