Mitch Short

{{short description|Australian rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}

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| birth_name = Mitchell Short

| birth_date = 25 May 1995

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = 1.77m

| weight = 82kg

| school = The Scots College

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| ru_position = Scrum Half

| ru_currentposition = Scrum-half

| ru_currentteam = AS Béziers

| amatyears1 = 2014-21

| amatteam1 = Randwick DRUFC

| years1 = 2015–20

| years2 = 2021-2022

| years3 = 2022-2024

| years4 = 2025-

| clubs1 = NSW Country Eagles

| clubs2 = Racing 92

| clubs3 = AS Béziers

| clubs4 = Chicago Hounds

| apps1 = 12

| apps2 = 5

| apps3 = 34

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| points1 = 10

| points2 = 0

| points3 = 10

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| super2 = {{Rut|Waratahs}}

| superyears1 = 2017

| superyears2 = 2018-2020

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| superapps1 = 3

| superapps2 = 17

| superpoints1 = 0

| superpoints2 = 10

| ru_clubupdate = 18 October 2023

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Mitch Short is an Australian rugby union player who plays for AS Béziers in the French Pro D2.

Graduating from The Scots College, Sydney and representing Australian Schools in 2013, Mitch joined Randwick in 2014., Mitch has great speed off the mark and strong passing game, Mitch has great potential to make the step into rep rugby after he joined the Western Force during the 2017 season. Mitch signed with the NSW Waratahs in 2018 and made his run on debut for the club in Round 3 against the Sharks in Durban.{{cite press release |

url=http://www.rugbyaustralia.com.au/MediaReleases/Article/tabid/1699/ArticleID/18394/AUSTRALIAN-SQUADS-FINALISED-FOR-2018-VODAFONE-SUPER-RUGBY-SEASON.aspx | title=Australian squads finalised for 2018 Vodafone Super Rugby season | publisher=Rugby Australia | date=21 February 2018 | accessdate=22 February 2018 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222031301/http://www.rugbyaustralia.com.au/MediaReleases/Article/tabid/1699/ArticleID/18394/AUSTRALIAN-SQUADS-FINALISED-FOR-2018-VODAFONE-SUPER-RUGBY-SEASON.aspx | archivedate=22 February 2018 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_34827.html|title=Mitch Short|website=www.itsrugby.co.uk|access-date=22 February 2018}} His position of choice is scrum-half.