Ethan Roots
Exeter Chiefs | Back Row
Player Info
Full Name: Ethan Roots
Nationality: New Zealand
Position: Back Row
Born: 11 Oct 1997
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight: 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
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.