Mitchell made his debut for the Ospreys in 2006, but had to wait until 2009 to make his first start for the club, the milestone coming against Leinster on 18 September.[2]
In 2011, Mitchell departed the Ospreys for the Exeter Chiefs, and spent three seasons with the newly promoted side.[3]
It was announced by Exeter Chiefs on 21 January 2014 that Mitchell will be leaving the Chiefs to join Welsh side Cardiff Blues on a three-year deal.[4]
Mitchell departed Cardiff one year ahead of the end of his contract, joining the Newport Gwent Dragons in a bid for more match time.[5]
Following his release from the Dragons, Mitchell was signed by Bath Rugby on a trial basis, but was injured in training and never made an appearance for the West Country club.[6]
In early 2018, Mitchell joined Yorkshire Carnegie, initially as a short term signing,[7] but later extended his contract to cover another season.[8]
At the beginning of the 2018–2019 season, Mitchell signed with Newcastle Falcons as short term injury cover, before rejoining Yorkshire.[9]
In international rugby he has earned caps for Wales at U16, U18, U19 and U21 levels; he has captained the U19 squad. During the 2009 Summer Tour to America and Canada, Michell earned two senior caps for his country, both as a replacement.[12]
Following his introduction into the Welsh set up in the summer of 2009, Mitchell was selected as the only specialist tight-head in Warren Gatland's autumn test squad, however despite his specialist knowledge in the position, fellow Osprey player Paul James was selected to start against New Zealand in the No.3 spot and has held the spot for several international tests since. Mitchell did feature during the autumn, earning his third international Welsh cap coming on as a replacement against Samoa.
Not initially selected in the touring squad for the 2010 summer trip to New Zealand and home test against South Africa, Mitchell was on the stand by list as injury cover. He was called upon prior to departure to New Zealand, and joined the full squad, coming off the bench in the second test against New Zealand.[13]
Mitchell was part of the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and made his sole appearance of the tournament with a start against Namibia.
During the 2013 tour of Japan, Mitchell was ruled out of the first test due to injury, but came off the bench in the second.[15] This was to be his final appearance for Wales.
It was announced on 27 June 2013 that Mitchell had been arrested in Brisbane, Australia following the Lions first test against Australia on 22 June. Mitchell who had been in Australia as a fan admitted assault occasioning bodily harm with a circumstance of aggravation (being he was in company) after hitting Cian Barry at the Red Hill pub in Brisbane.[16][17] Mitchell was sentenced to six months' imprisonment wholly suspended for two years, fined A$1,800 and ordered to pay A$3,000 in compensation to the victim.[18] In court Mitchell described his actions as "My actions... were totally unacceptable and unforgivable."[19]
Scott Baldwin is a Welsh rugby union coach and former Welsh international rugby union player. He played as a hooker for the Ospreys, Harlequins and Worcester Warriors.
The Wales national rugby union team toured Australia in May and June 2007, playing two tests against the Australia national team as part of their preparation for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. They lost the first test in Sydney 29–23 before being shut out in the second, losing 31–0 in Brisbane, and Australia claimed the newly inaugurated James Bevan Trophy with a 2–0 series win.
Tomas Francis is a Wales international rugby union player who plays at tight head prop for Ospreys.
Gareth Thomas is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Ospreys and the Wales national team.
Joe Hawkins is a Welsh international rugby union player who currently plays his club rugby at centre for Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership. Hawkins began his professional career with the Ospreys in the URC, before signing for Exeter in 2023. He represents Wales at international level, having made his test debut against Australia during the 2022 Autumn Internationals. He has 5 caps.
Leon Michael Brown is a Welsh former professional rugby union player who played as a prop for the Dragons and the Wales national team.
Steffan Thomas is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Scarlets. His preferred position is prop.
Tom Cowan-Dickie is a Cornish rugby union player currently playing for Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship. His primary position is hooker. He previously played for Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship, the second division and has also played for Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, Plymouth Albion, in both the RFU Championship and National League 1, and for Redruth in National League 2 South.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Ireland 
