Brayden Mitchell
| Birth name | Brayden Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brayden Mitchell (born 21 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker for Southland in the Mitre 10 Cup.
Playing career[edit]
Provincial Rugby[edit]
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.
Mitchell transferred to Waikato for the 2014 ITM Cup but moved back to Southland for 2016.
A serious neck injury forced Mitchell to miss the entire 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season.
Super Rugby[edit]
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. He continued as the Highlanders 3rd choice hooker through 2014 before transferring to the Hurricanes for 2015, where he was a squad regular making 11 substitute appearances.
For 2017, Mitchell signed with the Chiefs.
International Play[edit]
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 Stags teammate Alex Ryan.