Alex Mitchell (rugby union)

Alex Mitchell (born 25 May 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Northampton Saints as a scrum-half.

Alex Mitchell
Birth nameAlexander Arthur David Mitchell
Date of birth (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997
Place of birthMaidstone, England
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
SchoolLymm High School
Notable relative(s)James Mitchell
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Northampton Saints
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
–2015
2017–		 Sale Sharks
Northampton Saints
38
(65)
Correct as of 7 May 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2017
2019		 England U20
England XV		 9
1		 (20)
(0)
Correct as of 2 June 2019

Domestic career

His older brother James Mitchell is also a professional rugby union player who joined Northampton Saints from Connacht during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[1] Alex Mitchell was educated at Lymm High School, where he played scrum half alongside fellow England U18 player Mark Dixon. During his time at Lymm, he played against Tom Curry and Ben Curry in the NatWest Schools Cup, where Lymm lost to Oundle School at the Quarter Final stage.[2]

Mitchell was formerly a member of the Sale Sharks system before joining the Northampton Saints academy in 2015.[3] His debut season of 2017–2018 saw him make nine appearances for Northampton.[3] On 17 March 2019 Mitchell was a member of the side that defeated Saracens in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[4]

International career

Mitchell represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[2] He received his first call-up to the England under-20 team in October 2015[2] and was a member of the side that completed the grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5][6] Mitchell was also a member of the squad at the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship,[2] scoring tries in pool fixtures against Samoa[7] and Wales.[8] He also scored tries in the semi-final against South Africa[9] and defeat against New Zealand in the final as England finished runners up.[10]

In June 2019 Mitchell started for an England XV in the non-cap Quilter Cup against the Barbarians at Twickenham.[11] In October 2020 Mitchell was called up to a senior England training squad by head coach Eddie Jones[12] and following an injury to Willi Heinz, Mitchell was called into the squad as backup to Ben Youngs and Dan Robson for the conclusion of the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[13]

References
  1. "James Mitchell: Northampton Saints sign former Connacht scrum-half". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. "Club profile:Alex Mitchell". Northampton Saints official website. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "Alex Mitchell signs first senior deal with Northampton Saints". Premiership Rugby. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "England U20 seal grand slam with win over Ireland". Premiership Rugby. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. "Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. "England kick off World Rugby U20 Championship defence in style". ESPN. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. "World Rugby Under-20s: England 34-22 Wales". BBC Sport. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. "World Rugby Championship: England Under-20s beat South Africa to reach final". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  10. "World Under-20 Championship final: England 17-64 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  11. "England 51-43 Barbarians". Sky Sports. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  12. "England: Head coach Eddie Jones names 12 uncapped players in training squad". BBC Sport. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  13. "Six Nations: England scrum-half Willi Heinz out of match with Italy". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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