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Ethan Roots

Ethan Roots
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Ethan Roots

Ethan Roots is an up-and-coming flanker who represents both Exeter Chiefs and the England national team.

Nationality

England

Age

28

Position

Back Row

Height

188cm

Weight

110kg

Ethan Roots News

'He looks very good, we're expecting a lot from him'

Gallagher PREM 2026/27 squads rated: Exeter Chiefs

Ranking 21 England back-row options ahead of the 2026/27 season

George Hendy the PREM Final hero as Northampton fight back to beat Exeter

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Ethan Roots Stats

Stats compared to other Flankers

Ethan Roots Stats

Stats compared to other Flankers
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Ethan Roots

Key Stats

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Ethan Roots Performance Analysis

Challenge Cup 2025/2026

Ethan Roots featured in 1 matches during the 2025/2026 Challenge Cup, representing Exeter Chiefs. Results included 1 win and 0 losses.

Ethan Roots represented Exeter Chiefs in the 2025/2026 Challenge Cup season, who finished 3rd in the regular season table.

Ethan Roots played 262 minutes across the Challenge Cup 2025/2026. In attack he made 77m with ball in hand, beating 6 defenders and scoring 0 tries. Defensively he completed 53 tackles at a rate of 53 per game.

In the Challenge Cup 2025/2026, Ethan Roots completed 15 passes at an accuracy of 94%, contributing 0 try assists and making 46 touches.

Ethan Roots Bio

Born in New Zealand on 10 November 1997 to a Māori mother and an English father, Ethan Roots played amateur club rugby for East Coast Bays before representing North Harbour in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup. He immediately caught the eye and signed for the Crusaders in Super Rugby a year later. However, he only made one appearance for the Super Rugby franchise that season. 

In March 2021, Ethan Roots made the difficult decision to leave New Zealand and sign for Ospreys. He made 38 appearances for the Welsh side between 2021 and 2023, before moving to Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership. He’s represented the English club ever since. 

Despite representing the Māori All Blacks in 2020, Ethan Roots opted to represent England after qualifying to play for the team on ancestry grounds. He made his England debut in 2024 during the team’s Six Nations Championship match against Italy. He excelled immediately and was given the Player of the Match award on his debut.  

Still young and with plenty left to prove on both the domestic and international stages, Ethan Roots looks set to be a star of the game. We can’t wait to watch how his career unfolds from here.

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