Nathaniel Roache

Nathaniel Roache

Personal information
Born	(1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2016–	NZ Warriors	3	0	0	0	0
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Nathaniel Roache is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays professionally with the New Zealand Warriors. Roache primarily plays at hooker but can fill in at halfback, fullback and centre.

Background

Roache is of Irish and Samoan descent. He attended Edendale Primary School in Sandringham before studying at Mount Albert Grammar School. His junior club was Richmond Rovers.

Playing career

Early career

While at Mount Albert he competed in the College Rugby League First XIII competition and the 2013 National Secondary Schools tournament, where he was named in the tournament's merit team. He played for the New Zealand Residents under-18 side in 2013 and 2014.

Signed by the New Zealand Warriors, in 2014 Roache made his Holden Cup debut for the Junior Warriors at five eighth. On 5 October 2014, Roache started at centre for the Junior Warriors' in their 2014 Holden Cup grand final match against the junior Brisbane Broncos in the 34-32 victory. Early in the game he was shifted to hooker in response to an injury and received praise for his performance, which included setting up a try for Tuimoala Lolohea. Roache played in the 2015 and 2016 NRL Auckland Nines for the Warriors. In 2015 Roache was converted to play at hooker and signed to a two year contract extension with the club.

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Roache made his debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Wests Tigers, playing off the interchange bench in the Warriors 26-34 loss at Campbelltown Stadium.