Tom Mitchell (born 10 May 1958 in
Taveuni) is a Fijian former
rugby union footballer, who played as
wing or
centre.
Career
At club level, he played for the Fiji Army rugby union team.
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His first cap for Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
was during a match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 28 June 1986. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 ...
squad, where he played two matches, in the pool match against Italy and in the quarter-final lost against France. His last international cap was against Tonga, at Nadi
Nadi (pronounced ) is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. A 2012 estimate showed that the population had ...
, on 8 October 1988.
Notes
External links
Tom Mitchell international stats
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1958 births
Fijian rugby union players
Rugby union centres
Rugby union wings
Living people
People from Taveuni
Rugby union players from Cakaudrove Province
I-Taukei Fijian people
Fiji international rugby union players
1987 Rugby World Cup players