Nat Butcher

Nat Butcher

Personal information
Born	25 July 1997 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2016–	Sydney Roosters	1	0	0	0	0
As of 1 September 2016
Source: [1]

Nat Butcher (born 25 July 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays at lock and second-row.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Butcher played his junior rugby league for the South Eastern Seagulls, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Butcher is the son of former Rabbitohs' player Blake Butcher.^[2]

Playing career

Early career

In November and December 2014, Butcher played for the Australian Schoolboys.^[3] After playing in the lower grades at the South Sydney Rabbitohs, he joined the Sydney Roosters in 2015.^[2] In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Roosters' NYC team.^[4][5]

2016

In round 26 of the 2016 NRL season, Butcher made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.^[6][7] In September, he was named at lock in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.^[8]

References

1. "Nat Butcher - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1997-07-25. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
2. Luca, Rocco (2014-12-03). "The Mole'S Midweek Scoops!". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
3. "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
4. "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
5. Tim Costello and Josh Robertson (2016-04-12). "LeagueUnlimited Holden Cup NYC Under 20's Teams - 2016 Round 7". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
6. "Updated team lists: Broncos v Roosters". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
7. NRL Digital Media. "NRL Late Mail | Round 26". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
8. "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-05.

External links

• Sydney Roosters profile