Position
Scrum Half
Test Caps
18
Club
Northampton Saints
![Alex Mitchell Secondary Image](https://rfu.widen.net/content/46d0f127-b51f-4fca-b283-fb909991f7d3/web/736b10ef-7611-4e37-b986-681e1d9a983d.jpg)
Age
27
Height
180
Weight
81
U20 Caps
9
U18 Caps
14
Alex Mitchell
Northampton Saints scrum half Alex Mitchell had been capped all the way through the England pathway from U16 to U20 before he made his bow at Twickenham Stadium in June 2019 for an England XV against the Barbarians.Alex joined Northampton Saints in 2015 and has continued his progression at the club. The younger brother of former England U20 scrum half James Mitchell, Alex won Northampton's young player of the year award for the 2018/19 season after a series of impressive performances, and he scored 11 tries across the campaign. In January 2020 he was named as an apprentice player for the Guinness Six Nations and went on to make his Test debut in 2021, coming off the bench in during England’s Autumn International fixture against Tonga. He scored on his debut, and England went on to win 69-3. In 2023 Mitchell was called up to Steve Borthwick’s Rugby World Cup squad as an injury replacement for Jack van Poortvliet, and retained his spot ahead of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2024. He was recently named in Steve Borthwick's squad for the 2024 Summer Series tour of Japan and New Zealand.
England statistics
898
Mins played
49.89
Avg. Min. Per Game
11
Wins
0
Draws
7
Losses
Attack
Points
0
Tries
0
Try assists
0
Defenders Beaten
0
Carries
0
Metres carried
0
Avg. Meters Per Carry
0
Clean Breaks
0
Open Play
Passes
0
Offloads
0
Pass Success
0%
Defence
Tackles
0
Turnovers
0
Tackle Success
0%
- Career Path
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2013 England U16 Sale Sharks U18
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2014 England U18 England U17
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2015 Northampton A Northampton U18 Moseley
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2016 Ampthill & District
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2017 England U20 Northampton Saints
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2019 England Saxons
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2021 England
![Danny Care Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/0f0b8c13-423c-4414-9ef7-345afb063dcd/web/26eb5c78-7da9-4cae-9eaa-bf3bb6b2ad8e.png)
Danny
Care
Harlequins
Caps
101
Age
37
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Ben
Youngs
Leicester Tigers
Caps
127
Age
34
![Raffi Quirke](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Raffi
Quirke
Sale Sharks
Caps
2
Age
23
![Jack van Poortvliet Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/d876ac7d-504f-41da-a3a0-b4bd80f3e5bc/web/81b0d277-eae8-4529-8ef4-657fd7fddb75.png)
Jack
van Poortvliet
Leicester Tigers
Caps
14
Age
23
![Harry Randall Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/91533485-52d8-4817-81db-af8d95b521ee/web/6645a1b9-5a7c-4a58-96a5-84263a97a86b.png)
Harry
Randall
Bristol Bears
Caps
7
Age
26
![Position guide](https://rfu.widen.net/content/d02adfb5-5b98-4bd5-9483-11ae92fa6e26/web/Scrum-Half.png)
What is a Scrum Half?
The scrum half, or number 9, links forwards and backs, taking the ball from the scrum or lineout, and putting pressure on the opposition nine. With a kicking armoury, man management and decision skills, the nine knows when to make breaks or to pass.
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