Mitchell Aubusson
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 1 October 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Centre, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 30 September 2018 |
Mitchell Aubusson (born 1 October 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Aubusson primarily plays second-row and centre, but can also fill in at lock and hooker.
Background
Aubusson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
While attending Ballina Xavier College, in 2005 Aubusson played for the Australian Schoolboys team.[2]
He is the younger brother of James Aubusson, who also played for the Sydney Roosters.
Career
Aubusson played in the 2010 Grand Final against St. George Illawarra scoring a try in the Roosters' 32–8 loss. He played in the Sydney Roosters 2013 Grand Final against Manly winning the match 26–18. Early in the second half Aubusson tackled Jamie Lyon without the ball, giving Manly a penalty try.[citation needed] Aubusson was part of the Eastern Suburbs sides which won 3 consecutive minor premierships in 2013, 2014 and 2015 but failed to reach the grand final in the latter two seasons. In 2017, Aubusson made 25 appearances for the club as Easts made the preliminary final but fell short of a grand final appearance losing to North Queensland 29-16. In 2018, Aubusson was part of the side that won their fourth minor premiership in six years. Aubusson then played in the 2018 NRL grand final in which Easts defeated Melbourne 21-6 winning their 14th premiership and Aubusson's second.[3][4]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-nrl-grand-final-2018-storm-vs-roosters-from-anz-stadium/news-story/201676e5e809c4713bcd150d9d0687da
- ^ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTY5Ni00LS0tLS0tNTU1My0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=