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Mitch Achurch
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Brett Achurch
Born (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 36)
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Penrith Panthers 11 0 0 0 0
2013–16 Leeds Rhinos 86 17 0 0 68
2013(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 4 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 3 0 0 0 0
Total 104 18 0 0 72
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Mitchell Brett Achurch (born 14 July 1988) is an Australian rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and Featherstone Rovers (loan) in the Championship. His choice of position is second-row.

Playing career

After previously playing lower grade rugby 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.

He was left out of the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.

Achurch played for Ron Massey Cup side the Guildford Owls during the 2017 season. He was named in the 2017 Ron Massey Cup team of the season.

References

  1. ^ "Mitchell Achurch Leeds Rhinos". Superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Mitch Achurch – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. "Mitchell Brett Achurch". Companies House. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  5. "Leeds Rhinos: Departing Achurch out to make big impact". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. "Who is Mitch Achurch at Penrith Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. "Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup". The Guardian. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 2982. 31 August 2015. p. 31.
  9. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0-50 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". The Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  11. "Weekends Reports V Guildford – Western Suburbs Magpies". Westsmagpies.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. "2017 Team Of The Year – Ron Massey Cup". Nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

External links

Leeds Rhinos squad – 2015 Challenge Cup Final winners
2012 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year


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