Neville Mitchell | |
Birth Name: | Neville Alfred Mitchell |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1913 |
Birth Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Position: | Three-quarter |
Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
Weight: | 84kg (185lb) |
Repyears1: | 1935–38 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 12 |
Province1: | Southland |
Province2: | Otago |
Provinceyears1: | 1932–37 |
Provinceyears2: | 1938–39 |
Provinceapps1: | 24 |
Provinceapps2: | 11 |
Coachteams1: | South Canterbury |
Coachyears1: | 1950–51 |
Occupation: | Publican, liquor wholesaler |
School: | Southland Boys' High School |
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.
Mitchell was selected by the editors of the 1937 Rugby Almanac of New Zealand as one of their 5 players of the year. 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]