Atholstan Mahoney

Atholstan Mahoney

Mahoney in 1935
Date of birth	(1908-07-15)15 July 1908
Place of birth	Woodville, New Zealand
Date of death	13 July 1979(1979-07-13) (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) 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

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.