Dietrich's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Rugby Sevens
Event: Men's Rugby Sevens
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Coach: Joel Rivers
Year Born: 2001
State Born: NSW
About Dietrich
Dietrich Roache, originally a rugby league player made the switch to union and 7s aged 15. He has been a staple of the Sydney U18s team, as well as the NSW Junior U18s team and in the NSW Rugby ‘Gen Blue’ Program.
In 2019, Dietrich was selected to the Australian 7s team that would compete at the World School 7s Tournament in New Zealand. In 2020, he also signed onto the Australian Men’s 7s team that played the 2021 Oceania Sevens Championships, finishing third overall.
Dietrich made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, as part of the Australian team to travel to Japan for the Men's Rugby 7s competition. He would assist in Australia's progression out of the group stage of the tournament, scoring in their 42-5 victory over South Korea. This would set up a quarter-final matchup against Fiji who would keep Australia scoreless, in a 19-0 victory. Roache and Australia would cap off their tournament by defeating Canada and securing 7th overall in the tournament.
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