Mitch_Achurch
Mitch Achurch
Australian rugby league player
Mitchell Brett Achurch (born 14 July 1988)[4] is an Australian rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Leeds Rhinos (Heritage No.) in the Super League,[5] and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 1034) (loan) in the Championship. His choice of position is second-row.[6]
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| Full name | Mitchell Brett Achurch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 35) Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- "Mitchell Achurch Leeds Rhinos". Superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Mitch Achurch – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Mitchell Brett Achurch". Companies House. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "Leeds Rhinos: Departing Achurch out to make big impact". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Who is Mitch Achurch at Penrith Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup". The Guardian. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 2982. 31 August 2015. p. 31.
- "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0-50 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". The Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- "Weekends Reports V Guildford – Western Suburbs Magpies". Westsmagpies.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "2017 Team Of The Year – Ron Massey Cup". Nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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