Mitch Achurch

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Mitch Achurch
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Personal information
Full nameMitchell Brett Achurch
Born (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 37)
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb) [1]
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012 Penrith Panthers 110000
2013–16 Leeds Rhinos 86170068
2013(loan)→ Hunslet Hawks 41004
2016(loan)→ Featherstone Rovers 30000
Total104180072
Source: [2] [3]

Mitchell Brett Achurch (born 14 July 1988) [4] is an Australian rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, [5] and Featherstone Rovers (loan) in the Championship. His choice of position is second-row. [6]

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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. [7] [8] [9]

He was left out of the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. [10]

Achurch played for Ron Massey Cup side the Guildford Owls during the 2017 season. [11] He was named in the 2017 Ron Massey Cup team of the season. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.


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