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'''Tom Mitchell''' (born 22 July 1989) is an English [[rugby union]] player. |
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== Biography == |
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⚫ | Mitchell attended leading [[Worth School]] in West Sussex and represents [[England national rugby sevens team|England]] in [[rugby sevens]] and won a silver medal representing [[Great Britain national rugby sevens team|Great Britain]] in the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]; he is also the captain for both teams.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-rugby-sevens-britain-name-squads-as-tom-mitchell-and-emily-scarratt-captain-men-and-womens-a7144236.html |title=British rugby sevens squads unveiled for Rio 2016 |last=McGeehan |first=Matt |date=2016-07-19 |website=Independent.co.uk |publisher= |language=en-GB |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk/east-grinstead-s-tom-mitchell-named-team-gb-rugby-sevens-captain-for-rio-olympics/story-29527854-detail/story.html |title=East Grinstead man named rugby sevens captain for Rio Olympics |last=Warlow |first=Robert |date=2016-07-19 |website=East Grinstead Courier.co.uk |publisher= |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alumni/news/2016/tom-mitchell.html |title=On the ball: Tom Mitchell (BA 2011) |last= |first= |date=3 May 2016 |website=Bristol.ac.uk |publisher= |access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> He debuted for [[England national rugby sevens team|England]] at the [[2012 Wellington Sevens]]. |
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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. |
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. |
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In 2015 he fractured his leg and dislocated his ankle during the [[2014–15 Sevens World Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbyworld.com/countries/england-countries/tom-mitchell-56204 |title=England sevens captain Tom Mitchell looks to the future |last=Dymock |first=Alan |date=2016-02-10 |website=Rugby World.com |publisher= |language=en-US |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref> He was injured during the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in a match against [[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/rugby-union/england/glasgow-2014-commonwealth-games/news/england-optimistic-over-mitchell-injury_167355.html |title=England optimistic over Mitchell injury |last=Corkhill |first=Barney |date=27 July 2014 |website=Sportsmole.co.uk |publisher= |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/sevens-2014-15/rugby/story/249243.html |title=Mitchell returns to skipper England in Dubai |last= |first= |date=26 November 2014 |website=ESPN Scrum.com |publisher= |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref> Earlier in his career, while doing a course in Historical Studies at [[Kellogg College]], Oxford,<ref>England Rugby: Tom Mitchell https://www.englandrugby.com/england/england-sevens/squads/tom-mitchell/</ref> |
In 2015 he fractured his leg and dislocated his ankle during the [[2014–15 Sevens World Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbyworld.com/countries/england-countries/tom-mitchell-56204 |title=England sevens captain Tom Mitchell looks to the future |last=Dymock |first=Alan |date=2016-02-10 |website=Rugby World.com |publisher= |language=en-US |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref> He was injured during the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in a match against [[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/rugby-union/england/glasgow-2014-commonwealth-games/news/england-optimistic-over-mitchell-injury_167355.html |title=England optimistic over Mitchell injury |last=Corkhill |first=Barney |date=27 July 2014 |website=Sportsmole.co.uk |publisher= |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/sevens-2014-15/rugby/story/249243.html |title=Mitchell returns to skipper England in Dubai |last= |first= |date=26 November 2014 |website=ESPN Scrum.com |publisher= |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref> Earlier in his career, while doing a course in Historical Studies at [[Kellogg College]], Oxford,<ref>England Rugby: Tom Mitchell https://www.englandrugby.com/england/england-sevens/squads/tom-mitchell/</ref> He played for [[Oxford University RFC|Oxford University]], scoring a try in their victory over Cambridge in the 2011 [[The Varsity Match|Varsity Match]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Varsity Match: Cambridge University 10-28 Oxford University|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16071453|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=18 January 2017}}</ref> |
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Mitchell competed for [[England national rugby sevens team|England]] at the [[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens]] in [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=England squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens named |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/england-squads-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-named |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=www.englandrugby.com}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Date of birth | 22 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ McGeehan, Matt (19 July 2016). "British rugby sevens squads unveiled for Rio 2016". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Warlow, Robert (19 July 2016). "East Grinstead man named rugby sevens captain for Rio Olympics". East Grinstead Courier.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "On the ball: Tom Mitchell (BA 2011)". Bristol.ac.uk. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Dymock, Alan (10 February 2016). "England sevens captain Tom Mitchell looks to the future". Rugby World.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Corkhill, Barney (27 July 2014). "England optimistic over Mitchell injury". Sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Mitchell returns to skipper England in Dubai". ESPN Scrum.com. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ England Rugby: Tom Mitchell https://www.englandrugby.com/england/england-sevens/squads/tom-mitchell/
- ^ "Varsity Match: Cambridge University 10-28 Oxford University". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "England squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens named". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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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
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Kellogg College, Oxford
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of England
- England international rugby sevens players
- English rugby union players
- Great Britain national rugby sevens team players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Olympic rugby sevens players of Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Oxford University RFC players
- People from Cuckfield
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rugby union players from Cuckfield
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union centres
- Harlequin F.C. players
- LA Giltinis players