Paul_Mitchell_(rugby_union)

Paul Mitchell (rugby union)

Paul Mitchell (rugby union)

New Zealand rugby union player (born 1967)

Paul Leigh Mitchell (born 1 March 1967) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]

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Born in Hāwera, Taranaki, Mitchell is the younger brother of ex-All Blacks coach John Mitchell, with whom he attended Francis Douglas Memorial College and was involved in basketball, a sport their parents had played.[2]

Mitchell, nicknamed "Ox", was a hooker and began at Waitete as a 16-year-old in 1983. He competed in the Super 12 from 1996 to 2001, with the Chiefs and Blues. In 2002, Mitchell represented the NZ Divisional XV against the touring Ireland national team. He captained King Country and retired the province's most capped player, with 147 appearances.[3]

A former King Country head coach, Mitchell is the groundsman at Rugby Park in Te Kuiti.[4]

Mitchell is married to former NZ basketball player Shelley Meads, who is the daughter of All Black Colin Meads.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Paul Leigh Mitchell". New Zealand Rugby History.
  2. [2]
    "Passion keeps John Mitchell firing". NZ Herald. 6 April 2001.
  3. [3]
    "Hard slog for King Country to get back up". NZ Herald. 15 August 2002.
  4. [4]
    "King Country stalwart honoured with life membership". Stuff.co.nz. 5 April 2022.
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