Mitch Rein
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1990[1] Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2011–16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 132 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2017– | Penrith Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 132 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2014–15 | NSW Country | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: [2] | ||||||
Mitch Rein (born 26 April 1990 in Kiama, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers of National Rugby League. Rein plays in the hooker position, and previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Career
Rein began playing rugby league in his hometown of Kiama for the Kiama Knights, working his way up the junior ranks before signing for the Illawarra Steelers to play in their junior competitions, Harold Matthews Cup and S.G. Ball Cup. In 2006, Rein won the Steelers Harold Matthews Player of the Year.[3] Rein then went on to sign with the St. George Illawarra Dragons and made impact with the Under-20's side in 2009 and 2010, winning the Dragons' Toyota Cup Player of the Year award in 2010.[3]
Rein made his NRL first grade debut for the St. George Illawarra Dragons on 12 March 2011 at Skilled Park, Robina in Round 1 of the 2011 Telstra Premiership,[1] when he came on for the final thirty minutes of their 25-16 win, making 18 tackles.
Rein played 132 National Rugby League games for the St. George Illawarra Dragons over 6 seasons.
After being told by the Dragons that his contract would not be extended past the 2016 season,[4] Rein signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers on 28 October 2016.[5]
References
- 1 2 Dragons Player Profile - Mitch Rein
- ↑ "Mitch Rein". Rugby League Project.
- 1 2 Junior Knights Homepage, "From Knight to Dragon"
- ↑ Jennings, Mitch (26 August 2016). "St George Illawarra confirm Mitch Rein and Benji Marshall departures". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Rein joins the Panthers". penrithpanthers.com.au. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.