Boyd: Mitchell has become the complete professional

By PAUL REES

CHRIS Boyd will return to New Zealand at the end of the season, but one of the legacies he leaves English rugby is scrum-half Alex Mitchell, who has been arguably the Premiership’s form player in the last couple of months. The 24-year-old Mitchell, who won his only England cap off the bench against Tonga last November, has been called up to train with the national squad this week. He is in line to feature against the Barbarians next month having drawn comparisons with Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park for his speed in travelling from ruck to ruck and gettin...

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