About Alfred Kivell
Lived 1897 – 1987 (aged 90). Alfred Kivell was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Alfred Louis Kivell (12 April 1897 – 1 September 1987) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Kivell represented at a provincial level between 1920 and 1930. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1929 tour of Australia, playing in five matches including two internationals.
Sources vary as to Kivell's place of birth: either Tararu, near Thames; Kivell enlisted as a rifleman in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in March 1917, and served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in France in the last months of World War I. He died on 1 September 1987.
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Who was Alfred Kivell?
New Zealand rugby union player (1897-1987)
When was Alfred Kivell born?
Alfred Kivell was born on 12 April 1897.
When did Alfred Kivell die?
Alfred Kivell died on 1 September 1987 in Stratford.
What was Alfred Kivell's occupation?
Alfred Kivell was a rugby union player.
What nationality was Alfred Kivell?
Alfred Kivell was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alfred Kivell. https://biography.guide/alfred-kivell/
MLA: "Alfred Kivell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alfred-kivell/.
Chicago: "Alfred Kivell." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/alfred-kivell/.
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