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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.