England’s Alex Mitchell out of Nations Championship with fourth hamstring injury in 2026
Scrum-half Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of the whole of England's Nations Championship after suffering his fourth hamstring injury of the year.
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- Jack van Poortvliet expected to start against Australia Fin Smith also an injury concern to Steve Borthwick Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of all of England’s Nations Championship campaign as a result of his latest hamstring injury, dealing a significant blow to Steve Borthwick before the opener against Australia on Sunday.
England have been dealt a blow with Alex Mitchell ruled out of the entire Nations Championship after sustaining a hamstring injury during Northampton’s 28-14 victory over Gloucester on Saturday.
The Northampton scrum-half had already been deemed unavailable for the clash against the Wallabies and a scan on Monday has determined that Mitchell will sit out all of England’s autumn campaign.
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