Mitch Achurch

Mitch Achurch
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Brett Achurch
Born (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 36)
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1]
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Penrith Panthers 11 0 0 0 0
2013–16 Leeds Rhinos 86 17 0 0 68
2013(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 4 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 3 0 0 0 0
Total 104 18 0 0 72
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]

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. ^ a b "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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