Mitchell Cox (rugby league, born 1993)

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Mitchell Cox
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Personal information
Full nameMitchell Cox
Born (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 31)
Manchester, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Weight14 st 2 lb (90 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014–2015Thirroul Butchers (AU)15130058
2017North Wales Crusaders10000
2018–2020Leigh Centurions1970028
2020Swinton Lions75240084
Total1104400170
As of 4 January 2023

Mitch Cox (born 15 November 1993) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for Swinton Lions in the Championship. [1] [2]

Contents

He has previously played at club level for the Leigh Centurions (now known as Leigh Leopards as of 2022 season) in the Championship.

Background

Born in Manchester, Cox started his rugby league career in the reserve team at the Leigh Centurions. Between two spells with the Leigh Centurions academy system, Cox signed for Australian Rugby League Club Thirroul Butchers where he played a season before returning to the Leigh Centurions. [3] [4] When the reserve team was discontinued, Cox after one game chose to return to amateur rugby instead. [5] Cox signed with the North Wales Crusaders and spent the next few seasons with Leigh Miners Rangers. [6]

Playing career

Thirroul Butchers

Cox signed for Australian Rugby League Club Thirroul Butchers for one year in 2014. [7]

North Wales Crusaders

Cox signed for North Wales Crusaders after a successful spell at Leigh Centurions academy in 2015. [8]

Leigh Centurions

Cox returned to the professional game in 2018, signing for Leigh Centurions. [9]

Cox stayed at the club until 2020 where he then joined Swinton Lions. [10]

Swinton Lions

Cox signed for Swinton Lions in the 2020 Betfred Championship season. [11] He has since played 55 games for Swinton Lions in 2020, 2021 and 2022. [12] He also re-signed for the Swinton Lions in the 2023 Betfred Championship season. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mitch Cox - Career Stats & Summary". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Rugby League RKC - Player Summary". stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. ↑ Butchers (2014-02-19). "English Import – Mitchell Cox - Thirroul Butchers" . Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Young Centurions look to strengthen". Leigh Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. ↑ "Centurions scrap reserve team to concentrate on Super League push". Leigh Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. ↑ "Mitchell Cox | Leigh Miners Rangers | Community Rugby League Club" . Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  7. ↑ "[NEW FRESH LOOK!!!] is under construction". thirroulbutchers.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. ↑ walesonline.co.uk (2016-01-24). "North Wales Crusaders lose opening pre-season match at Batley Bulldogs". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  9. ↑ "Mitch Cox Signs For Centurions". leighrl.co.uk. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  10. ↑ Conlon, Jack (2019-11-08). "Swinton sign Leigh winger". Rugby League News. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  11. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (2019-11-08). "Swinton sign Leigh forward". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  12. ↑ Sadler, Martyn (2022-01-01). "The players we should all have admired in 2021". TotalRL.com | Rugby League Express | Rugby League World. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  13. ↑ "Opportunity knocks for Mitch Cox with Leigh Centurions | The Bolton News". www.theboltonnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  14. ↑ McAllister, Josh (2023-01-03). "How Swinton Lions are shaping up for 2023". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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