Neville Mitchell
Birth name | Neville Alfred Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 November 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 May 1981 | (aged 67)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Publican, liquor wholesaler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neville Alfred Mitchell (22 November 1913 – 21 May 1981) was a
All Blacks, from 1935 to 1938. He played 32 matches for the All Blacks including eight internationals, and captained the side on their 1938 tour of Australia. He later coached the South Canterbury representative team in 1950 and 1951.[1]
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Brushy Mitchell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 March 2015.