Nat Butcher


Nat Butcher is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and forward for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

Background

Butcher was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Rabbitohs' player Blake Butcher.
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. After playing in the lower grades at the South Sydney Rabbitohs, he joined the Sydney Roosters in 2015. In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Roosters' NYC team.

2016

In round 26 of the 2016 NRL season, Butcher made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos. In September, he was named at lock in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year. In October, he captained the Roosters' NYC team to a premiership win, defeating the Penrith Panthers 30-28 at ANZ Stadium.

2017

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

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.

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