| Drew Mitchell | |||
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| Date of birth | March 26 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Queensland | ||
| Height | 1.78m | ||
| Weight | 81kg | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| Super Rugby | Caps | (points) | |
| 2004-present | Western Australia | 40 | (151) |
| Current local club: | Canberra Vikings | ||
| correct as of 2006-09-12. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| 2005-present | Australia | ? | (?) |
| correct as of 2006-09-12. | |||
| Other Information | |||
| School attended | St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe | ||
Drew Xavier Mitchell (born 26 March, 1984) is an Australian rugby union player. He is a utility back, usually playing on the wing. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He currently plays for the Western Force for the 2007 Super 14 season. He made his debut for Australia in 2005. Mitchell was educated at St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe and played his junior rugby for a Pine Rivers club, going on to play rugby for University. Mitchell went on to captain the Queensland Academy of Sport U-19 team as well as going on to be an Australian Schoolboy and Sevens international.
Career
Mitchell made his Super 12 debut in 2004, playing for the Queensland Reds against the Otago Highlanders. He went on to be joint-winner of the Tooheys New Australian Super 12 Rookie of the Year Award. He went on to captain the under-21 Australian side at the under-21 World Cup in Scotland. 2005 was a big year for Mitchell, in that, he finished the season as the Reds' leading tryscorer, scoring 11 tries in 12 games. That year, he also won his first Wallabies cap, scoring on debut against South Africa, as well as scoring a memorable try against the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup match. Mitchell officially announced that he had signed a three-year contract with the Western Force. This followed a period of speculation regarding his future, with the Brumbies also offering him a contract.[1] Mitchell was included in Australia's squad for the Rugby World Cup 2007. He made three appearances in the group stages scoring an amazing 7 tries including a hat-trick in the 55-12 win by Australia against Fiji. [2] Mitchell was selected in the Wallabies side that went down to England 12-10 in the quarter final though as selectors originally chose Adam Ashley-Cooper to play on the wing in Mitchell's place.
References
- ^ Mitchell confirms Force signing. foxsports.news.com.au. Retrieved on 12 May, 2006.
- ^ The Australian: Rugby chief facing the axe
External links
- Drew Mitchell on RUPA.com.au
- Drew Mitchell on QRU.com
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| Forwards | Baxter • Freier • Hardman • Elsom • Shepherdson • Dunning • Palu • McMeniman • Lyons • Moore • Hoiles • Smith • Sharpe • Vickerman • Chisholm • Waugh (vc) • Holmes |
| Backs | Cordingley • Barnes • Giteau • Gregan (vc) • Ashley-Cooper • Larkham • Latham • Mortlock (c) • Huxley • Gerrard • Mitchell • Staniforth • Tuqiri |
| Coach | Connolly |
