After being one of four off-contract players at the end of this season, Sydney Rooster forward Egan Butcher has penned a new deal to keep him at Bondi for the foreseeable future.
Debuting in 2021 after being a star performer in the lower representative levels, Egan Butcher has landed a new deal with the Sydney Roosters which has seen him agree to a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2027 NRL season.
The younger brother of fellow Rooster Nat Butcher, Egan, is on the comeback trail from an ACL injury he sustained last May, which subsequently ruled him out for the remainder of 2024.
โI've been with the Roosters since I was a teenager and I love everything about the place so I'm really happy to extend my future with the Club,โ said Butcher.
โI'm excited about what's ahead and can't wait to keep working hard with the group we have here."
Only 24, he has played 56 first-grade appearances heading into 2025 and is set to be handed a more prominent role following the departures of Terrell May (Wests Tigers), Dylan Napa (retired), Sitili Tupouniua (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Hull Kingston Rovers).
Before getting injured last season, he scored two tries, made 137 tackles and averaged 41 running metres playing around 25 to 50 minutes off the interchange bench in his eight showings.
โEgan is a player who gives everything for his teammates and has a genuine love for the game,โ Head of Recruitment Daniel Anderson added.
โHe's also a terrific character off the field so we're thrilled to have him remain part of our squad for the long term."
Roosters Best 17 and Full Squad for 2026
1. James Tedesco
2. Dominic Young
3. Mark Nawaqanitawase
4. Robert Toia
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Sandon Smith
7. Sam Walker
8. Spencer Leniu
9. Reece Robson
10. Lindsay Collins
11. Nat Butcher
12. Angus Crichton
13. Victor Radley
Interchange
14. Connor Watson
15. Egan Butcher
16. De La Salle Va'a
17. Naufahu Whyte
Rest of squad
18. Salesi Foketi
19. Junior Pauga
20. Toby Rodwell
21. Xavier Va'a
22. Siua Wong
23. Billy Smith
24. Blake Steep
25. No player signed.
26. No player signed.
27. No player signed.
28. No player signed.
29. No player signed.
30. No player signed.
2026 development list
1. Rex Bassingthwaighte
2. Reece Foley
3. Benaiah Ioelu
4. Hugo Savala
5. Jake Elliott