Gordon Mitchell (rugby union)

Gordon Mitchell (26 May 1865 – 30 July 1896) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

His time there was noted by the Dundee Evening Telegraph as 'one of the most brilliant in the history of the club'.

[10] The Dundee Evening Telegraph noted that 'Mitchell was a typical Scottish forward in as much as his play was a combination of physical prowess and brain power'.

[11] Mitchell died on his way back from to Scotland from Inhambane, Mozambique.

[3] His obituary notes that he was an all-round sportsman with a talent, not only for rugby union, but for both cricket and running.