Alf Mitchell (rugby league)
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| Full name | Alfred Derwent Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1910 Ha’apai, Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1974 (aged 63) Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Derwent Mitchell (2 April 1910 – 28 February 1974) was a rugby league player. He represented the New Zealand rugby league team in 1 test against Australia in 1935. In the process he became the 238th player to represent New Zealand. Mitchell also played one match for Auckland Province in 1935. He played for the Richmond Rovers club in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1933 to 1936. Mitchell enlisted in the New Zealand military and fought in World War 2.