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Rarotonga’s forgotten rugby league pioneer

Saturday 19 December 2020 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Weekend

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Rarotonga’s forgotten rugby league pioneer
The 1936 New Zealand test team - Alf Mitchell is back row second from left (source; www.carlawparkdiehards.co.nz)/ 20121828

George Mitchell, born and brought up on Rarotonga, played with the New Zealand Maori team that defeated the touring Kangaroos in 1937 and is credited as the first ‘Polynesian’ to be included in a New Zealand Maori representative squad.

George Mitchell, born and brought up on Rarotonga, played with the New Zealand Maori team that defeated the touring Kangaroos in 1937 and is credited as the first ‘Polynesian’ to be included in a New Zealand Maori representative squad.


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