Brayden Mitchell

Brayden Mitchell

Birth name	Brayden Mitchell
Date of birth	(1989-01-24) 24 January 1989
Place of birth	Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
School	King's High School Southland Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–13, 15- 2013–2014 Template:Rut Southland Template:Rut Waikato 25 17 (10) (15) Correct as of 12 October 2015 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–14 2015− Highlanders Template:Rut Hurricanes 12 11 (0) (0) Correct as of 3 July 2015

Brayden Mitchell (born 21 January 1989 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition.

Playing career

Provincial Rugby

Mitchell, a product of the Southland academy system, made his debut for the Stags during the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup, and served as backup to Jason Rutledge after David Hall suffered a season-ending knee injury. He continued to apprentice behind Rutledge in the 2010 ITM Cup.

Super Rugby

Mitchell was selected to the Highlanders squad for the 2011 Super Rugby season, where he served as the team's 3rd choice hooker behind Jason Rutledge and Mahonri Schwalger and made 4 substitute appearances.

International Play

Mitchell was a member of the 2009 New Zealand Under 20's who won the IRB Junior World Championship, and scored a try in the final against England after a brilliant pass from Alex Ryan

External links

• {http://www.highlanders-rugby.co.nz/net/team/profile.aspx?id=83 Highlanders Profile]
• New Zealand Under 20 Profile