Tom Mitchell (rugby union, born 1989)

Tom Mitchell

Date of birth	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Cuckfield, West Sussex, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School	Worth School
University	Kellogg College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011 Oxford University 1 (5) – Harlequins () 2021 LA Giltinis () National sevens teams Years Team Comps 2012– England 7s 2016 Great Britain 7s
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Tom Mitchell (born 22 July 1989) is an English rugby union player.

Biography

Mitchell 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.

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] He played for Oxford University, scoring a try in their victory over Cambridge in the 2011 Varsity Match.^[8]

Mitchell competed for England at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.^[9]

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.
9. "England squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens named". www.englandrugby.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

External links

• England Profile
• Tom Mitchell at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
• Tom Mitchell at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Tom Mitchell at Team GB
• Tom Mitchell at Olympics.com
• Tom Mitchell at Olympedia (archive)