Ethan Roots

New Zealand rugby union player

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Rugby player

Ethan Roots

Date of birth

(1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 26)

Place of birth

Auckland, New Zealand

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)

School

Rosmini College

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Flanker, Number 8
Current team	Exeter Chiefs
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019–2020	North Harbour	20	(0)
2020	Crusaders	1	(0)
2021–2023	Ospreys	38	(5)
2023–	Exeter Chiefs	13	(10)
Correct as of 19 January 2024
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2020	Māori All Blacks	1	(0)
2024–	England	3	(0)
Correct as of 19 January 2024

Ethan Roots (born 10 November 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs. Born in New Zealand, he represents England at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.^[1]

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]

Club 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]

International career

Roots received his first call up to the senior England squad on 17 January 2024 for the 2024 Six Nations Championship^[11] for the match against Italy. Roots was given the player of the match award for his debut performance.^[12]

References

^ "Ethan Roots". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Crusaders announce new-look 2020 Investec Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
^ "Investec Super Rugby class of 2020 announced". Super Rugby NZ. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "All Blacks player profiles". All Blacks. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "Ospreys sign flanker Roots and prop Lay ahead of Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "Ethan Roots: Flanker signs permanent Ospreys deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "officialexeterchiefs: 𝙒𝙀𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙀𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉". Exeter Chiefs.
^ "Wales international Joe Hawkins, Ethan Roots and Will Haydon-Wood to join Exeter". BBC Sport. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ McLaughlin, Luke; Magee, Will; McLaughlin (match), Luke; Magee (reaction), Will (3 February 2024). "Italy 24-27 England: Six Nations 2024 – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2024.