Mitch Achurch
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Full name | Mitchell Brett Achurch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | 14 July 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 2 September 2016 |
Mitchell Brett Achurch (born 14 July 1988)[4] is an Australian rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Leeds Rhinos (Heritage No.) in the Super League,[5] and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 1034) (loan) in the Championship. His choice of position is second-row.[6]
Playing career[]
After previously playing lower grade football for Western Suburbs in the NSW Cup, Achurch made his NRL début in round 4 of the 2012 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels, playing for the Penrith Panthers, who went on to win the game 39-6
During August 2012, Achurch signed for Leeds on a four-year contract starting in the 2013 season.
He played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium.[7][8][9]
He was left out of the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[10]
Achurch currently plays for Ron Massey Cup side the Guildford Owls.[11]
On 28 August 2017, Achurch was named in the 2017 Ron Massey Cup team of the season.[12]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mitchell Achurch Leeds Rhinos". Superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Mitch Achurch - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Mitchell Brett Achurch". Companies House. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos: Departing Achurch out to make big impact". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Who is Mitch Achurch at Penrith Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup". Guardian. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 2982. 31 August 2015. p. 31.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0-50 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Weekends Reports V Guildford - Western Suburbs Magpies". Westsmagpies.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "2017 Team Of The Year - Ron Massey Cup". Nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links[]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Australian people of English descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Mackay Cutters players
- Penrith Panthers players
- Rugby league players from Penrith, New South Wales
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players
- Windsor Wolves players
- Australian rugby league biography, 1980s birth stubs