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England’s Alex Mitchell out of Nations Championship with fourth hamstring injury in 2026
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PUBLISHEDNov 3, 2026, 2:45 PM
What the source reports
Jack van Poortvliet expected to start against Australia Fin Smith also an injury concern to Steve Borthwick Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of all of England’s Nations Championship campaign as a result of his latest hamstring injury, dealing a significant blow to Steve Borthwick before the opener against Australia on Sunday.
The Northampton scrum-half had already been deemed unavailable for the clash against the…
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