Dietrich Roache
| Full name | Dietrich Peter Roache | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Patrician Brothers' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dietrich Peter Roache (born 6 July 2001) is an Australian professional
Early life
Born of
International career
Though his father and uncle played rugby for the former Parramatta Two Blues, Roache did not start playing club rugby until 2018.
In 2021, when he was selected for the Australia national rugby sevens team for their 2020 Olympics rugby sevens tournament,[5] he was the youngest member of the team and was given responsibility for taking care of the team's mascot Wally.[12] 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]
Roache competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Dietrich Roache". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Dietrich Roache". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens – Australia vs Argentina – Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tokyo Olympics: Rugby Sevens results and news". The Australian. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dietrich Roache hopes to inspire kids from Sydney's west". The Australian. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Boulous, Chris (17 September 2018). "Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield crowned NRL Schoolboy Trophy champions". Fairfield City Champion. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Cramsie, Debbie (26 July 2021). "Australian Olympics rugby sevens squad member sees Jesus as No. 1". Crux Now. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens results and news". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Dietrich Roache". Australian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "ROACHE Dietrich Peter". IOC. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Youngster in 7s heaven at Olympics". Geelong Advertiser. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021 – via PressReader.com.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (5 September 2022). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". www.rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
External links
- Dietrich Roache at Olympedia
