Mitch Achurch

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]

Mitch Achurch

Personal information
Full name	Mitchell Brett Achurch
Born	(1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 37) Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1]
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012 Penrith Panthers 11 0 0 0 0 2013–16 Leeds Rhinos 86 17 0 0 68 2013(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 4 1 0 0 4 2016(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 3 0 0 0 0 Total 104 18 0 0 72
Source: [2][3]

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]