Dietrich Roache

Dietrich Roache (born 6 July 2001) is an Australian rugby sevens player.[3] He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] He plays club rugby union for Western Sydney Two Blues.

Dietrich Roache
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2001-07-06) 6 July 2001
New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)[2]
Rugby career
Rugby union career
Current team Western Sydney Two Blues
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
– Australia
Sport
SportRugby sevens

Youth

Born of Samoan descent from his father,[5] Roache initially played rugby league for his school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield.[6] Whilst there, he was a part of the Patrician Brothers rugby league team that won the NRL Schoolboy Cup.[7] Roache is a Roman Catholic.[8]

Career

Though his father and uncle played rugby for the former Parramatta Two Blues, Roache did not start playing club rugby until 2018.[6] This came after getting a free ticket to the Sydney Sevens in 2018.[5] He gained a reputation as a fast player, being able to run a time of 4.59 seconds over 40 metres. This matched the time of Trae Williams who missed selection for the Australian Olympic team for the 2020 Olympic Games as a result.[9] He was selected for the New South Wales Waratahs' Junior under-18 team and part of their development programme.[1] In 2019, he played for Australia at the World Rugby School Sevens and a year later was signed by Rugby Australia to their sevens programme.[10]

In 2021, he was selected for the Australia national rugby sevens team for their 2020 Olympics rugby sevens tournament.[5] As the youngest member of the team, he was given responsibility for taking care of the team's mascot Wally.[11] This followed on from Henry Hutchison at the 2016 Summer Olympics where Wally was kidnapped by players from the Sweden women's national football team for 24 hours.[6]

References
  1. "Dietrich Roache". Australian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Dietrich Roache". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Dietrich Roache". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "Rugby Sevens – Australia vs Argentina – Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. "Tokyo Olympics: Rugby Sevens results and news". The Australian. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. "Dietrich Roache hopes to inspire kids from Sydney's west". The Australian. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. Boulous, Chris (17 September 2018). "Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield crowned NRL Schoolboy Trophy champions". Fairfield City Champion. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. Cramsie, Debbie (26 July 2021). "Australian Olympics rugby sevens squad member sees Jesus as No. 1". Crux Now. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. "Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens results and news". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. "ROACHE Dietrich Peter". IOC. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. "Youngster in 7s heaven at Olympics". Geelong Advertiser. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021 – via PressReader.com.
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