Nat Butcher

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Nat Butcher
File:Nat Butcher Roosters.jpg
Personal information
Full nameNathaniel Butcher
Born (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 28)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Sydney Roosters 153 26 0 0 104
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
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As of 19 April 2025
RelativesEgan Butcher (brother)

Nathaniel Zane Butcher (born 25 July 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower and lock for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). He won an NRL premiership with the Roosters in 2019.

Background

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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.

Playing career

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Early career

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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

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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

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

2018

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Butcher made 13 appearances for Sydney 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

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Butcher made a total of 23 appearances, playing 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

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Butcher played 19 games for the 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]

2021

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Butcher played a total of 19 games for Sydney in the 2021 NRL season including the club's semi-final in week two. The Roosters would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42–6.[18]

2022

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In round 2 of the 2022 NRL season, Butcher scored two tries for the Sydney Roosters in a 26–12 victory over Manly. In round 21, Butcher scored two tries in an upset victory over Brisbane.[19] In round 23, Butcher scored four tries for the Sydney Roosters in a record 72–6 victory over West Tigers. This was the first time Butcher had scored four tries in a single game in his NRL career. It was also the first time since 1951 that a forward had scored four tries in a game at the club.[20][21]

2023

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Butcher played 24 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Butcher played in both of the clubs finals games as they were eliminated in the second week against Melbourne.[22]

2024

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In round 8 of the 2024 NRL season, Butcher scored two tries for the Sydney Roosters in their 60-18 victory over St. George Illawarra in the traditional ANZAC Day game.[23] Butcher played 23 matches for the Sydney Roosters throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished third and qualified for the finals.[24]

2025

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Butcher would play four games in the 2025 season and would be ruled out for the rest of the year after three consecutive MCL injuries that required a reconstructive operation.[25]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Tries Pts
2016 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 1
2017 2
2018 13
2019 23 3 12
2020 19 1 4
2021 19 2 8
2022 25 11 44
2023 24 4 16
2024 23 4 16
2025 4
Totals 153 25 100

*denotes season competing

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References

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