Atholstan Mahoney

Atholstan Mahoney
	Mahoney in 1935
Date of birth	15 July 1908
Place of birth	Woodville, New Zealand
Date of death	13 July 1979 (aged 70)
Place of death	Pahiatua, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
School	St. Patrick's College, Wellington
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1927–39	Bush
International career
Years	Team
1929–36	New Zealand

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

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

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[AB_profile-1] 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.

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