Mitchell Duncan Hardy (born 15 June 1971) is an Australian former rugby union international.
| Full name | Mitchell Duncan Hardy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 June 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ku-ring-gai High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hardy, born in Sydney, attended Ku-ring-gai High School and played in the local Shute Shield competition for Gordon. He competed in the Super 14 for the ACT Brumbies from 1996 to 2000, then left to play in France for CA Brive.[1]
A winger, Hardy represented Australia in eight Test matches across 1997 and 1998. On his debut match, against France in Sydney, he came on as a temporary substitute while Stephen Larkham was being treated and scored two tries, before returning to the bench.[2] This made him the first Wallaby since Tim Lane in 1985 to score twice on debut.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Unwanted Hardy joins money trail to Europe". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 July 2000.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Hardy's debut double". The Independent. 21 June 1997.
- ^ "Mitchell Duncan Hardy". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Former Wallabies lash ARU for Force call". PerthNow. 19 August 2017.
External links
edit- Mitch Hardy at ESPNscrum