By Jon Newcombe

Alex Mitchell is now eight games into his injury-delayed season and feeling full of energy for the Six Nations campaign ahead of him.
The 27-year-old had established himself as England’s leading No.9 at the Rugby World Cup and then well into 2024 before a neck injury midway through pre-season halted his progress.
Mitchell woke up one morning unable to move his neck and scans showed a bulging disc, which led to him missing the first six rounds of the Premiership as well as England’s entire Autumn Nations Series campaign.
However, Ben Spencer and Jack van Poortvliet failed to ...