Mitchell Chapman
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Mitchell Chapman also Mitch, Mark, Chappo, Horse (born 15 March 1983 in Sydney and educated at The King's School, Sydney
and Brisbane Grammar School
) is an Australian Rugby Union
player for the ACT Brumbies
in the international Super 14
competition. Chapman usually plays at the position of Blindside Flanker but can also cover the Second Row and Number 8. His running game has an uncanny likeness to a breakaway horse.
Chapman left the Queensland Reds
at the end of the 2007 to sign with the ACT Brumbies.
Mitchell has represented Australia at under 21 level in 2003 and 2004 and captained the Australian schoolboys in 2001; the highlight of his short career was a call up halfway through the 2006 Wallabies Spring Tour
to replace to injured Dan Vickerman.
Mitchell was a fine cricket talent in his school years and represented Queensland at under 17 and 19 age groups. He lists other interests as golf, fishing, surfing and bird watching.
The King's School, Sydney
The King's School is an independent Anglican, day and boarding school for boys in North Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831, it is Australia's oldest school and forms one of the nine "Great Public Schools" of New South Wales. Situated within a site, Gowan Brae,...
and Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
) is an Australian Rugby Union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for the ACT Brumbies
Brumbies Rugby
The Brumbies are a Super 15 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland...
in the international Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
competition. Chapman usually plays at the position of Blindside Flanker but can also cover the Second Row and Number 8. His running game has an uncanny likeness to a breakaway horse.
Chapman left the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
at the end of the 2007 to sign with the ACT Brumbies.
Mitchell has represented Australia at under 21 level in 2003 and 2004 and captained the Australian schoolboys in 2001; the highlight of his short career was a call up halfway through the 2006 Wallabies Spring Tour
2006 Wallabies Spring Tour
The 2006 Australian national rugby union team tour to Europe, known in Australia as the 2006 Wallabies Spring Tour, is part of a 2006 end-of-year rugby test series and takes place in November 2006...
to replace to injured Dan Vickerman.
Mitchell was a fine cricket talent in his school years and represented Queensland at under 17 and 19 age groups. He lists other interests as golf, fishing, surfing and bird watching.