Ben Mitchell (rugby union)
Ben Mitchell is a professional rugby union player who is currently a lock., he is with the United States team Austin Elite, having previously played for Youghal RFC and University College Cork in County Cork, Ireland, and simultaneously for the Gentlemen of Aspen RFC of Colorado.
Mitchell was educated at the independent Midleton College and then at University College Cork, both of which have produced leading rugby players. At UCC, he majored on Economics and Finance and joined the University College Cork RFC. In his first year and a half, he played in the university club's under-20 team, then in 2014 joined the seniors in the All Ireland League, remaining on the team until the 2017/18 season. In 2015/2016, UCC RFC was promoted to Division 1 of the League. In March 2016, Mitchell was selected for the Irish Universities to play the English Universities. He was twice honored as the UCC RFC player of the year and played his last game for the team in November 2017.
In 2016 and 2017, Mitchell was a summer player for the Gentlemen of Aspen in the Rocky Mountains Summer League, starring in the Ruggerfest tournament. In October 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Austin Elite to join the team for the inaugural Major League Rugby season of 2018 and was re-signed in January 2019.
