Neville Mitchell

Neville Mitchell

Full name	Neville Alfred Mitchell
Date of birth	(1913-11-22)22 November 1913
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of death	21 May 1981(1981-05-21) (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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter New Zealand No. 412 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1932–37 1938–39 Southland Otago 24 11 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1935–38  New Zealand 8 (12) Teams coached Years Team 1950–51 South Canterbury

Neville Alfred Mitchell (22 November 1913 – 21 May 1981) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. A three-quarter, Mitchell represented Southland and Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the 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]

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