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Mitch Gudgeon

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Mitch Gudgeon
Full nameMitchell Gudgeon
Date of birth (1986-04-27) April 27, 1986 (age 38)
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight242 lb (110 kg)
SchoolOak Bay High School
UniversityUniversity of Victoria
Queen's University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–11 Canada 2 (0)

Mitchell Gudgeon (born April 27, 1986) is a Canadian former international rugby union player.[1]

Raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Gudgeon was educated at Oak Bay High School and excelled most in basketball growing up. He was the 2004 Sport BC high school athlete of the year and played varsity basketball for the Victoria Vikes.[2] His university degree was in kinesiology and he later completed an MBA from Queen's University.[3]

Gudgeon gained two caps as a lock on the Canada national rugby union team, against Belgium in Brussels in 2010 and Russia in the 2011 Churchill Cup. He was named in the extended squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Canadians bank on height and youth to win back IRB status". South China Morning Post. March 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Vikes rookies psyched up to take on Brock Badgers". Times Colonist. March 18, 2005.
  3. ^ Underwood, Nora (September 5, 2013). "Coaches for career - and lifestyle, healthy living too". Toronto Star.
  4. ^ "Canada's early roster released for Rugby World Cup". Victoria News. June 27, 2011.
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