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Drew Mitchell

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Drew Mitchell
Mitchell in 2013
BornDrew Allan Mitchell
(1984-03-26) 26 March 1984 (age 42)
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
SchoolSt Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2006 Reds 35 (45)
2007–2009 Force 38 (45)
2010–2013 Waratahs 39 (85)
2013–2017 Toulon 82 (170)
Correct as of 16 April 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000 Australia U16 1 (0)
2001 Australian Schoolboys 5 (0)
2004 Australia U21 4 (0)
2008 Australia A 3 (15)
2005–2016 Australia 71 (170)
Correct as of 10 September 2016
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing  Australia
Rugby World Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 EnglandSquad
Bronze medal – third place2011 New ZealandSquad

Drew Allan Mitchell (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. He played on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds in the Super 12. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–2009 Super 14 seasons. From 2010 to 2013 he played for the New South Wales Waratahs. And between 2013 and 2017 he played for Toulon in the French Top 14 competition. He made his Test debut for Australia in 2005, making 71 caps by his retirement. He is Australia's highest try-scorer in Rugby World Cup history.[1]

Early life

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Mitchell was born Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia in 1984.[2]

Mitchell was educated at Strathpine West State School[3] and St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe[4] and played his junior rugby for the Pine Rivers Pumas Rugby Union club,[5] going on to play rugby for University of Queensland Rugby Club.[6] 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.[citation needed]

Career

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Mitchell alongside Australian teammate Matt Giteau with Toulon

Mitchell's domestic future again had a period of speculation when he was approached by the NSW Waratahs and the ACT Brumbies ahead of the 2010 Super Rugby season. Mitchell eventually signed for the NSW Waratahs, replacing Sam Norton-Knight.[citation needed]

Mitchell dislocated his ankle and broke a bone in his leg after he collided with Scott Higginbotham of the Reds during their match on Saturday, 23 April and was initially ruled out of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[7] However, he subsequently made a full recovery and was included in Australia's tournament squad.[7] In the lead up to the 2012 Super Rugby season Mitchell suffered an ankle problem, and missed the Waratahs pre-season games.[8] He did not play any games in the first half of the competition, making only five appearances all season.[9]

In 2013, Mitchell agreed a two-year deal to play for Toulon for the 2012–13 Top 14 season.[10] Mitchell went on to make 81 appearances for the Toulon side, securing several European & French crowns, his final match being a Top 14 Final loss to Clermont.

On 17 April 2017, Mitchell announced the end of his rugby career on Twitter in spite of previous reports of a possible return to the Super Rugby.[11]

In February 2022, Mitchell participated in a charity match at Suncorp Stadium to raise funds for Tonga after a tsunami devastated the island nation. After taking a number of heavy tackles from the Tongan side, Mitchell jokingly remarked that he "donated a hamstring and a rib to the Tongan relief fund", and also stressed that there was "no chance" of a comeback to the sport.[12]

International career

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Mitchell made his international debut for the Wallabies against South Africa in 2005,[13] after being selected post-season with the Queensland Reds in which he was named Australia's Rookie of the Year.

Mitchell's international career stalled after Australia's 2005 Spring Tour, and he didn't feature for the Wallabies again until Wales toured in 2007. By this time Mitchell had switched to newly formed Western Force and impressed enough to gain a place in the Australia squad for the 2007 World Cup in France. He scored seven tries during that tournament.[1]

He made one substitute appearance against Ireland and in two starts scored one try against the USA and two against Russia. He injured his hamstring in the final pool stage match of the 2011 World Cup, missing the remainder of the tournament.

Mitchell's international career turned to a standstill after he left the Super Rugby back in 2013, but with the Australian Rugby change of rules to the eligibility of overseas based Australian Rugby players under Giteau's law, Mitchell and Toulon teammate Matt Giteau were included in the Wallabies' squad for the 2015 Rugby Championship.[14] With solid performances playing against the Springboks in the 24–20 win at Suncorp Stadium,[15] and the 27–19 win against New Zealand at ANZ Stadium,[16] Mitchell was included in the Wallabies' 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[17]

Mitchell's last match playing for the Wallabies was in the 2016 Rugby Championship victory against the Springboks, coming off the bench after a groin injury.[18]

Other ventures

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In 2021, Mitchell was part of the commentary lineup for the Nine Network's Stan Sport coverage of Australia's Test matches.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 4 June 2017.[20][21]
Statistics by club, season and competition
Club Season League Other Total
DivisionAppsTriesPointsAppsTriesPointsAppsTriesPoints
Reds 2004 Super 12 11210—11210
2005 11420—11420
2006 13315—13315
Total 35945—35945
Force 2007 Super 14 13315—13315
2008 12210—12210
2009 13420—13420
Total 38945—38945
Waratahs 2010 Super 14 14945—14945
2011 Super Rugby 9630—9630
2012 415—415
2013 12151[a]001315
Total 391785100401785
Toulon 2013–14 Top 14 204209[b]1529525
2014–15 249456[c]210301155
2015–16 106303[d]1513735
2016–17 14151[e]001515
Total 6820100194208724120
Career total 180552752042020059295

International

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As of 10 September 2017.[21][22]
Statistics by team and year
Team Year Statistic
AppsTriesPoints
Australia A 2008 3315
Australia 2005 10630
2007 11840
2008 8315
2009 1215
2010 14945
2011 3315
2012 500
2015 7420
2016 100
Total 7134170

International tries

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List of international tries scored by Drew Mitchell[22]
No. Opponent Location Competition Date Result Ref.
1  South Africa Stadium Australia, Sydney Olympic Park 2005 June Tests 9 July 2005 30–12 [23]
2  New Zealand Stadium Australia, Sydney Olympic Park 2005 Tri Nations Series 13 August 2005 13–30 [24]
3  France Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 2005 Autumn Internationals 5 November 2005 16–26 [25]
4  England Twickenham Stadium, London 12 November 2005 16–26 [26]
5  Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin 19 November 2005 30–14 [27]
6
7  Wales Lang Park, Brisbane 2007 Wales tour of Australia 2 June 2007 31–0 [28]
8  Japan Stade de Gerland, Lyon 2007 Rugby World Cup 8 September 2007 91–3 [29]
9
10  Fiji Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 23 September 2007 55–12 [30]
11
12
13  Canada Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 29 September 2007 37–6 [31]
14
15  South Africa Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 2008 Tri Nations Series 30 August 2008 8–53 [32]
16  New Zealand Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 2008 Autumn Internationals 1 November 2008 14–19 [33]
17
18  Ireland Croke Park, Dublin 2009 Autumn Internationals 15 November 2009 20–20 [34]
19  Fiji Canberra Stadium, Canberra 2010 June Tests 5 June 2010 49–3 [35]
20  South Africa Lang Park, Brisbane 2010 Tri Nations Series 24 July 2010 30–13 [36]
21  New Zealand Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 31 July 2010 28–49 [37]
22  South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 4 September 2010 41–39 [38]
23  New Zealand Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 2010 Autumn Internationals 30 October 2010 26–24 [39]
24  Italy Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence 20 November 2010 32–14 [40]
25  France Stade de France, Saint-Denis 27 November 2010 59–16 [41]
26
27
28  United States Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 2011 Rugby World Cup 23 September 2011 67–5 [42]
29  Russia Trafalgar Park, Nelson 1 October 2011 68–22 [43]
30
31  Uruguay Villa Park, Birmingham 2015 Rugby World Cup 27 September 2015 65–3 [44]
32
33  Scotland Twickenham Stadium, London 18 October 2015 35–34 [45]
34

Awards and honours

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Toulon

Australia

Individual

  • Australian Super Rugby Rookie of the Year: 2005

Notes

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  1. ↑ Appearance in the 2013 Lions series
  2. ↑ Appearances in the 2013–14 Heineken Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the European Champions Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in the European Champions Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in the European Champions Cup

References

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  1. 1 2 Davidson, John (2 October 2015). "Australia's Drew Mitchell puts team before Rugby World Cup try milestone". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Drew Mitchell | ESPNscrum". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Knight, Kylie (18 March 2019). "Tales of old school yard". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Jim; Grey, Lachlan (28 April 2019). "St Patrick's College champ thrilled with turnaround". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Tucker, Jim (1 September 2017). "Former Wallaby Drew Mitchell to bring his passion for rugby to new role with Fox Sports". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Getty Images (22 May 2004). "University v Sunnybank". Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 "'I remember looking down and my foot was facing the other way' - Drew Mitchell recalls the horror injury that took years to get over". RugbyPass. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  8. ↑ AAP (12 February 2012). "Mitchell battles ankle woes". Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Growden, Greg (20 February 2012). "Tahs forced to field young guns as Mitchell faces long lay-off". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Mitchell says 'oui' to Toulon". Sport24. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Ransom, Ian (18 April 2017). "Wallabies winger Mitchell announces retirement". Reuters. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Worthington, Sam (19 February 2022). "Michael Cheika wants Drew Mitchell to stay retired after 'getting rinsed' in charity match". wwos.nine.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  13. ↑ Doran, Christy (18 April 2017). "Drew Mitchell reflects on retirement, Toulon and his Wallabies comeback". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Drew Mitchell: Australia winger to retire from rugby after 13-year career". BBC News. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  15. ↑ Gadsby, Richard (18 July 2015). "Rugby Championship: Australia 24-20 South Africa – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Lutton, Phil (9 August 2015). "Bledisloe Cup 2015: It's all White on the night as Wallabies stun All Blacks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Rugby World Cup: Australians Drew Mitchell and Matt Giteau tap into experience of England's Jonny Wilkinson ahead of tournament". ABC News Australia. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  18. ↑ Newman, Beth (22 September 2016). "Mitchell back to Europe as Wallabies squad named". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Nine and Stan unveil a glittering commentary line-up for the 2021 season". Nine.com.au. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  20. ↑ "Drew Mitchell: Stats – All Rugby". all.rugby. All Rugby.
  21. 1 2 "Drew Mitchell Career Stats | Rugby Database". rugbydatabase.co.uk. Rugby Database.
  22. 1 2 "ESPNscrum – Statsguru | Drew Mitchell". ESPNscrum. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019.
  23. ↑ "Australia storm to Springboks win". BBC Sport. 9 July 2005.
  24. ↑ Watt, Stuart (13 August 2005). "All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup". ABC News.
  25. ↑ "France 26–16 Australia". BBC Sport. 5 November 2005.
  26. ↑ "England 26–16 Australia". BBC Sport. 12 November 2005.
  27. ↑ "Wallabies snap losing streak in Ireland". ABC News. 20 November 2005.
  28. ↑ "Australia shut out Wales in 31–0 romp". Reuters. 2 June 2007.
  29. ↑ "Australia 91–3 Japan". RTÉ. 8 September 2007.
  30. ↑ "Wallabies ease past Fiji". ABC News. 24 September 2007.
  31. ↑ "Australia 37–6 Canada". The Guardian. 30 September 2007.
  32. ↑ "World champions South Africa thumped Australia in Johannesburg to dent the Wallabies' Tri-Nations title hopes". BBC Sport. 31 August 2008.
  33. ↑ "All Blacks triumph in Hong Kong". ABC News. 1 November 2008.
  34. ↑ "Ireland 20–20 Australia". RTÉ. 15 November 2009.
  35. ↑ "Wallabies run riot against Fiji". ABC News. 5 June 2010.
  36. ↑ Jones, Stephen (25 July 2010). "Australia 30 South Africa 13: Wounded Springboks ageing badly". The Times.
  37. ↑ "New Zealand produced a stunning display as they romped to Tri-Nations victory against Bledisloe Cup rivals Australia". BBC Sport. 31 July 2010.
  38. ↑ "Wallabies snatch win from South Africa". BBC Sport. 5 September 2010.
  39. ↑ "Australia stun All Blacks 26–24 after last-gasp James O'Connor try". The Guardian. 30 October 2010.
  40. ↑ "Italy 14–32 Australia: Boot of Barnes is key as Australia are made to toil". The Scotsman. 21 November 2010.
  41. ↑ Botherway, Nigel (28 November 2010). "France 16 Australia 59: Wallabies trounce feeble French". The Times.
  42. ↑ Lutz, Tom (23 September 2011). "Rugby World Cup 2011: Australia v USA – as it happened". The Guardian.
  43. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool C: Australia 68–22 Russia". BBC Sport. 1 October 2011.
  44. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Australia beat Uruguay 65–3". BBC Sport. 27 September 2015.
  45. ↑ Colasimone, Dan (19 October 2015). "Rugby World Cup: Wallabies beat Scotland 35–34 thanks to late Bernard Foley penalty goal". BBC Sport.
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