Mitch Cornish
Australian rugby league footballer
Mitch Cornish (born 28 January 1993) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, as a five-eighth or halfback. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders.
Background
Cornish was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. He is the older brother of former Gold Coast Titans player Tyler Cornish.
He played his junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career
Early career
From 2011 to 2013, Cornish played for the Raiders' NYC team On 7 June 2012, he extended his contract with the Raiders from the end of 2013 to the end of 2015. On 21 August 2012, he was named at halfback in the 2012 NYC Team of the Year. On 13 October 2012, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis, due to a late injury to Lachlan Maranta which resulted in Ben Hampton taking Maranta's spot at fullback and Cornish taking Hampton's bench spot. In November and December 2012, he attended the Blues Origin Pathways camp designed for possible future New South Wales State of Origin representatives. On 20 April 2013, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team, playing at halfback and was awarded the Darren Lockyer Medal as Man of the Match in the Blues' 36-12 win at Penrith Stadium.
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