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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==
===Provincial Rugby===
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===
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===
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.
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928220930/http://www.highlanders-rugby.co.nz/net/team/profile.aspx?id=83 Highlanders Profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091214234120/http://www.oxy.com.au/player_profile/detail/Brayden-Mitchell/61/ New Zealand Under 20 Profile]
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