Mitchell Graham

Mitchell Brown Graham (born 30 January 1991) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a prop for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition.

Early career Born in the rural Waikato town of Matamata, Graham was educated at St Peter's School, Cambridge where he played first XV rugby. During his high school years, he represented at under-16 level before moving to Christchurch to study chemical engineering at the University of Canterbury. While in Christchurch, Graham represented at under-18 and under-21 level. Graham graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 2014.

Senior career Graham made one appearance for in 2013 while still studying at university before heading north to join the Taranaki Bulls after graduation.

The move to Taranaki immediately played off as he started all 12 of their games during the 2014 season which culminated in them lifting the ITM Cup Premiership title with a 36–32 victory over in the final. He was again an ever present in the number 1 jersey through 2015 with the Bulls this time faltering at the semi-final stage. He took his run of consecutive starts in a Taranaki jersey to 34 in 2016 with his side again reaching the competition's semi-finals before they went down to . Competing against Jamie Mackintosh and Pauliasi Manu for the number 1 jersey, Graham made an impressive 10 appearances during his debut season in Super Rugby. He remained a member of the squad through 2016 and with Manu missing the majority of the campaign through injury, Graham was able to establish himself as the Chiefs first-choice loosehead prop, playing 14 times and scoring 1 try.

Career honours Canterbury

Mitre 10 Cup Premiership - 2013

Taranaki

Mitre 10 Cup Premiership - 2014

Statistics

Club

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red ITM Cup / Mitre 10 Cup 2013 1 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12 12 0 778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 11 11 0 735 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2016 11 11 0 788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 10 10 0 677 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 Super Rugby 2015 10 5 5 431 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 14 10 4 737 1 0 0 0 5 1 0Total 24 15 9 1168 1 0 0 0 5 1 0