Nat Butcher

Nat Butcher (born 25 July 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock and second-row forward for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

Nat Butcher
Personal information
Full nameNat Butcher
Born (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Sydney Roosters 58 4 0 0 16
As of 7 October 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Butcher was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Rabbitohs' player Blake Butcher.[2]

Butcher played his junior rugby league for the South Eastern Seagulls, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Butcher is of New Zealand descent

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] In October, he captained[9][10] the Roosters' NYC team to a premiership win, defeating the Penrith Panthers 30-28 at ANZ Stadium.[11]

2017

Butcher made 2 appearances for Easts in 2017 but did not feature for the club in their finals campaign.[12]

2018

Butcher made 13 appearances for Eastern Suburbs in 2018 but made no appearances for the club in the finals and did not play in Easts 21-6 grand final victory over Melbourne.[13][14]

2019

Butcher made a total of 23 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL season. Butcher played from the bench in the club's 2019 NRL Grand Final victory over Canberra at ANZ Stadium.[15][16]

On 7 October 2019, Butcher was named on the bench for the U23 Junior Australian side.

2020

Butcher played 19 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2020 NRL season as the club reached the finals but were eliminated in the second week by Canberra ending their attempt of a third straight premiership.[17]

References
  1. "Nat Butcher - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 25 July 1997. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. Luca, Rocco (3 December 2014). "The Mole'S Midweek Scoops!". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. Tim Costello and Josh Robertson (12 April 2016). "LeagueUnlimited Holden Cup NYC Under 20s Teams - 2016 Round 7". League Unlimited. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. "Updated team lists: Broncos v Roosters". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. NRL Digital Media. "NRL Late Mail | Round 26". Roosters. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. Tim Costello (27 September 2016). "2016 Holden Cup NYC Under 20s Teams". League Unlimited. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. NRL Digital Media. "17 STARS OF 2017 | Nat Butcher". NSWRL. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  11. NRL Digital Media. "win classic Holden Cup grand final". Roosters. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  12. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTY5Ni00LS0tLS0tMjI4NDctLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t
  13. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-30/nrl-grand-final-sydney-roosters-beat-melbourne-storm/10323058
  14. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTcxNy00LS0tLS0tMjI4NDctLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t
  15. "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH.
  16. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
  17. "'More than a team': Ricky's resilient Raiders keep the dream alive". www.nrl.com.
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