| Name |
Drew Mitchell |
| Position |
Fullback/Wing |
| Height |
182cm |
| Weight |
95kg |
| Date of Birth |
26/3/1984 |
| Club |
University (QLD) |
| Super 14 Team |
Reds 2003 - 2006, Western Force 2007 - |
| Super 12/14 Points |
70 |
| Super 12/14 Caps |
60 |
| Test Points |
75 (15t) |
| Test Caps |
25 |
| Test Debut |
2005 v South Africa, Sydney |
| Honours |
Australian Under 16s 2000, Australian Schoolboys 2001, Australian Sevens 2002, Australian U21s 2003 - 2004, Australia A 2004 - 2006, Australian Wallabies 2005 - |
| Senior Tours |
2004 UK & France, 2006 UK, Ireland & Italy, 2007 RWC (France) |
DREW MITCHELL made the most of his debut season with the Western Force in 2007, playing in every match and spring boarding back into the Wallabies squad for the domestic series, as well as the Rugby World Cup in France. After his first year with the Wallabies in 2005 netted him six tries from ten Test appearances, in 2007, he scored seven tries in his five World Cup appearances, becoming the second highest try scorer of the tournament.
2001 Captained the Australian Schoolboys for their UK Tour.
2003 Represented Australian Under 21s at the IRB World Championship in England.
2004 After a strong debut season of Super 12, playing all 11 matches for the Reds, he was named as a bolter for the Spring Tour where he played against the French Barbarians and was later named in the Wallaby 22 for the Test against England at Twickenham. He also captained the Australian Under 21s team at the IRB World Championship in Scotland.
2005 After topping the try-scorers list for the Reds in the Super 12, he was included in the Wallaby squad for the domestic season and earned his first chance to impress at Test level against South Africa in Sydney, scoring a try in the process.
He was later named Wallaby Rookie of the Year after scoring six tries in 10 Test appearances.
2006 Started every Super 14 match for the Reds but was overlooked by Wallaby selectors for the domestic series and Tri Nations, returning for the Spring Tour where he played a role in mid-week victories over Ireland A and Scotland A.
2007 After struggling to find his feet in the fullback jersey early in the season, his game-breaking qualities came to the fore in his debut season with the Western Force playing in every game of the Super 14. He returned to the Wallabies side for the domestic season then headed to France for the Rugby World Cup scoring seven tries in five appearances earning him a place as the second highest tryscorer in the tournament.
