Drew Mitchell

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Drew Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Drew Allan Mitchell
Date of birth March 26, 1984 (1984-03-26) (age 24)
Place of birth Queensland
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Nickname Drewboy
School St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback, Wing, Centre
Super Rugby Caps (points)
2004-present Western Australia 60 (151)
National team(s)    
2005-present
2001		 Australia
Australian Schoolboys		 21
5		 60

Drew Allan Mitchell (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian rugby union player. He is a utility back, usually playing on the wing. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He currently plays for the Western Force for the 2007 Super 14 season. He made his debut for Australia in 2005.

Mitchell was educated at St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe and played his junior rugby for a Pine Rivers club, going on to play rugby for University. Mitchell went on to captain the Queensland Academy of Sport U-19 team as well as going on to be an Australian Schoolboy and Sevens international.

[edit] Career

Mitchell made his Super 12 debut in 2004, playing for the Queensland Reds against the Otago Highlanders. He went on to be joint-winner of the Tooheys New Australian Super 12 Rookie of the Year Award. He went on to captain the under-21 Australian side at the under-21 World Cup in Scotland.

2005 was a big year for Mitchell, in that, he finished the season as the Reds' leading tryscorer, scoring 11 tries in 12 games. That year, he also won his first Wallabies cap, scoring on debut against South Africa, as well as scoring a memorable try against the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup match.

Mitchell officially announced that he had signed a three-year contract with the Western Force. This followed a period of speculation regarding his future, with the Brumbies also offering him a contract.[1]

Mitchell was included in Australia's squad for the Rugby World Cup 2007. He made three appearances in the group stages scoring an amazing 7 tries including a hat-trick in the 55-12 win by Australia against Fiji. [2] Mitchell was selected in the Wallabies side that went down to England 12-10 in the quarter final though as selectors originally chose Adam Ashley-Cooper to play on the wing in Mitchell's place.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mitchell confirms Force signing. foxsports.news.com.au. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
  2. ^ The Australian: Rugby chief facing the axe

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