Mitch Lees (born 12 October 1988) is a former Australian rugby union player. Lees joined English side London Welsh from Eastwood. Lees made his senior grade debut for Eastwood in 2010, having joined the club as a colt. He made his 100th appearance for Eastwood in May 2013. His performances for Eastwood saw him selected for the ACT Brumbies A team in 2013.[1]
| Date of birth | 12 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Lees signed for Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs on 10 April 2014.[2] He was a replacement as Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps to be crowned champions of the 2016-17 English Premiership.[3]
On 10 July 2019, Lee left Exeter to sign for Top 14 side Brive in France from the 2019-20 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mitch Lees Player Profile". London Welsh. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs sign London Welsh back-row forward Mitch Lees". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Mitch Lees: Exeter Chiefs forward to join Brive for 2019-20 season". BBC Sport. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.