Drew Mitchell

Drew Mitchell

Full name	Drew Alan Mitchell
Date of birth	26 March 1984 (1984-03-26)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School	St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fullback, wing, centre
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–2006 2007–2009 2010–present	Reds Force Waratahs	35 38 5	(45) (45) (25)
Current local club	Balmain Rugby Club & Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club
correct as of 16 March 2010.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005–present 2001	Australia Australian Schoolboys	44 5	(90)
correct as of 9 March 2010.

Drew Alan Mitchell (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian rugby union player. He usually plays on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–2009 Super 14 seasons. In 2010 he is playing for the New South Wales Waratahs franchise. He made his debut for Australia in 2005.

Biography

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.

Career

Mitchell made his international debut for the Wallabies against South Africa in 2005, after being selected after an amazing season with the Queensland Reds where he scored 11 tries and was named Australia's rookie of the year.^{[citation needed]}

His international career stalled after Australia's autumn international tour in 2005, and he didn't feature for the Wallabies again until Wales visited 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 7 tries during that tournament and re-established himself on the international stage.^{[citation needed]}

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 14. Mitchell eventually signed for the NSW Waratahs, replacing Sam Norton-Knight, signing for a payment of $700,000 per season with a win bonus of $1600 per game.^{[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 World Cup to be held in New Zealand during September and October. However, Mitchell has since made a full recovery and has been included in the Australian squad for the tournament. Most recently he injured his hamstring in the final pool stage of the 2011 World Cup, and has been ruled out for the remainder of the tournament.

External links

• Waratahs profile
• Wallabies profile
• itsrugby.co.uk Super 14 Stats