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Mitchell out for rest of 6n
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: February 25, 2026, 11:10 am
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England's first-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell has been ruled
out of the remainder of their Six Nations campaign with a
hamstring injury suffered in Saturday's 42-21 defeat by Ireland.
Mitchell has started England's last 10 Six Nations matches
having secured his spot as head coach Steve Borthwick's
preferred number nine in the run-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Leicester's Jack van Poortvliet replaced Mitchell off the bench
in the 24th minute at Allianz Stadium.
Bath's Ben Spencer is another scrum-half in the wider squad,
while Sale's Raffi Quirke has been called up as additional
cover.
Mitchell's absence raises the prospect of an entirely new
half-back partnership starting 7 March's meeting with Italy,
with George Ford coming under pressure from fly-half rival Fin
Smith after an underwhelming performance against Ireland.
Elsewhere in the squad, centre Ollie Lawrence will miss a
two-day training camp this week with a knee injury, but is
hopeful of returning in time to face Italy, while George Furbank
will return to Northampton to play in Saturday's Premiership
Rugby Cup match against Saracens for more game time.
Should Furbank, who has endured a torrid run of injuries over
the past year, come through that fixture, the full-back is in
line for a return to England's matchday squad.
Coming into the tournament on the back of 11 successive
victories, England had high hopes of challenging for a first Six
Nations title since 2020, but defeats by Scotland and Ireland
means they instead head to Rome attempting to regain stability,
rather than trophies.
England have won all 32 previous meetings with Italy, but the
Azzurri have enjoyed an impressive campaign so far, beating
Scotland in the opening round and pushing Ireland and France
hard in defeat.
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cd9gy00zyxgo
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Re: Mitchell out for rest of 6n
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: February 25, 2026, 11:50 am
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Hoping for Spencer to start, but we all know JVP will get the
nod.
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Re: Mitchell out for rest of 6n
DIR By: poorfour
Date: February 25, 2026, 12:18 pm
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Could they not just skip straight to McParland and Friday?
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