Atholstan Mahoney

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Atholstan Mahoney
Mahoney in 1935
Date of birth(1908-07-15)15 July 1908
Place of birthWoodville, New Zealand
Date of death13 July 1979(1979-07-13) (aged 70)
Place of deathPahiatua, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
SchoolSt. Patrick's College, Wellington
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1927–39 Bush 36 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1929–36 New Zealand 4 (0)
Atholstan Mahoney passport application (1935)

Atholstan Mahoney (15 July 1908 – 13 July 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Mahoney represented Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1929 to 1936. He played 26 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.[1]

He served with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) during World War II, being taken prisoner of war in 1942.[2]

Mahoney died at Pahiatua on 13 July 1979,[1] and was buried at Pahiatua Mangatainoka Cemetery.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Tonk Mahoney". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Atholstan Mahoney". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Cemetery records search". Tararua District Council. Retrieved 23 April 2016.