England boosted by Alex Mitchell's return to fitness ahead of Ireland clash
England's prospects of causing an upset against Ireland have improved after Alex Mitchell was cleared to take part in the Guinness Six Nations opener in Dublin.
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England hooker Jamie George ruled out of Six Nations opener against Ireland
England have been hit by the loss of vice-captain Jamie George for their Guinness Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 1, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for the Dublin showdown.
Jamie George to miss Ireland game as England injuries mount
England have been hit by the loss of vice-captain Jamie George for their Guinness Six Nations opener against Ireland on 1 February, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for the Dublin clash.
England lose injured scrumhalves Mitchell and Van Poortvliet
LONDON : England coach Steve Borthwick has been forced into a rethink at scrumhalf for his opening Six Nations game away to Ireland after Jack van Poortvliet and Alex Mitchell picked up injuries over the weekend and were replaced by Ben Spencer and Raffi Quirke.
Bath's Ollie Lawrence apologises for role in Alex Mitchell sin-binning, Harry Byrne makes Bristol bow
Ollie Lawrence has apologised for his role in an incident that led to his England team-mate Alex Mitchell being sin-binned in Bath's defeat at Northampton on Sunday.
England Scrumhalf Spencer raring to go after six stuttering years
LONDON : Running onto the Twickenham pitch to play for England against New Zealand is a thrill for any player but for Ben Spencer Saturday's match will be extra special as he makes his first start after winning six caps off the bench over six years.
Scrumhalf Spencer to get first England start v NZ
LONDON : Scrumhalf Ben Spencer will get his first test match start, on his seventh appearance, after being named in the team on Tuesday for England's opening November series test against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.
Mitchell out, Slade in England's November squad
LONDON : Halfbacks Alex Mitchell and George Ford were notable, though expected, injury absentees from Steve Borthwick's 36-man England squad named on Wednesday for November games against New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Japan.