Tom Mitchell (rugby union, born 1989)

Tom Mitchell (born 22 July 1989) is an English rugby union player. He attended leading Worth School in West Sussex and represents England in rugby sevens and won a silver medal representing Great Britain in the 2016 Summer Olympics; he is also the captain for both teams.[1][2][3] He debuted for England at the 2012 Wellington Sevens. Mitchell was the leading scorer in the 2013-14 World Series, with 358 points, helping England to a fourth-place finish in the Series that year. He was one of four nominees for the 2014 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award, but the award was captured by Fiji's Samisoni Viriviri, the leading try scorer on the Series that year.

Tom Mitchell
Date of birth (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Place of birthCuckfield, West Sussex, England
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
SchoolWorth School
UniversityKellogg College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Harlequins ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012–present
2016		 England
Great Britain
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam competition

In 2015 he fractured his leg and dislocated his ankle during the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[4] He was injured during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in a match against Australia.[5][6] Earlier in his career, while doing a course in Historical Studies at Kellogg College, Oxford,[7] Mitchell played for Oxford University, scoring a try in their victory over Cambridge in the 2011 Varsity Match.[8]

References
  1. McGeehan, Matt (19 July 2016). "British rugby sevens squads unveiled for Rio 2016". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. Warlow, Robert (19 July 2016). "East Grinstead man named rugby sevens captain for Rio Olympics". East Grinstead Courier.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. "On the ball: Tom Mitchell (BA 2011)". Bristol.ac.uk. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. Dymock, Alan (10 February 2016). "England sevens captain Tom Mitchell looks to the future". Rugby World.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. Corkhill, Barney (27 July 2014). "England optimistic over Mitchell injury". Sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. "Mitchell returns to skipper England in Dubai". ESPN Scrum.com. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. England Rugby: Tom Mitchell https://www.englandrugby.com/england/england-sevens/squads/tom-mitchell/
  8. "Varsity Match: Cambridge University 10-28 Oxford University". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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