Mitch Achurch
Australian rugby league player
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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]
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| Full name | Mitchell Brett Achurch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1988 Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
