PLAYER DETAILS
Ethan Roots profile
- Club
- Exeter Chiefs
- Position
- Back Row
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Date of birth
- 1997-10-11
- Birthplace
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Ethan Roots
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.
Early life
Roots was born in Auckland to a Māori mother (Ngāti Kahungunu) and an English father from Reading. He attended Rosmini College and after leaving school was a construction worker. He has also competed at Jujutsu.