# Alex Mitchell (rugby union)

Alexander Arthur David Mitchell (born 25 May 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and the England national team.

## Club career

His older brother James Mitchell is also a professional rugby union player who joined Northampton Saints from Connacht during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Alex Mitchell was educated at Lymm High School. His other brother Jordan is also an exceptional scrum half and an excellent cricketer. During his time at Lymm, he played against Tom Curry and Ben Curry in the NatWest Schools Cup, where Lymm lost to Oundle School at the Quarter Final stage.
Mitchell was formerly a member of the Sale Sharks system before joining the Northampton Saints academy in 2015. His debut season of 2017–2018 he made nine appearances for Northampton. The following campaign saw him start for the side that defeated Saracens in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.
Mitchell scored two tries in their 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Bulls and then started in the semi-final elimination against Leinster. At the end of that season he scored the winning try in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final as Northampton beat Bath to become league champions.

## International career

Mitchell represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. In March 2015 he scored a try for England under-18 against France at the Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship.
Mitchell received his first call-up to the England under-20 team in October 2015 and was a member of the side that completed the grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. Mitchell was also a member of the squad at the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, scoring tries in pool fixtures against Samoa and Wales. He also scored tries in the semi-final against South Africa and defeat against New Zealand in the final as England finished runners up.
In June 2019 Mitchell started for an England XV in the non-cap Quilter Cup against the Barbarians at Twickenham. In October 2020 Mitchell was called up to a senior England training squad by head coach Eddie Jones and following an injury to Willi Heinz, Mitchell was called into the squad as backup to Ben Youngs and Dan Robson for the conclusion of the 2020 Six Nations Championship.
In October 2021 Mitchell was called up to the England squad for their 2021 Autumn Nations Series match against Tonga, replacing the injured Harry Randall. On 6 November 2021 Mitchell made his England debut off the bench as a replacement for Ben Youngs against Tonga and scored his first try as part of England's 69–3 victory.
After making his debut Mitchell did not feature for England again until the 2023 Six Nations Championship. Later that year he was initially not included in the squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup however an injury to Jack van Poortvliet led to his selection. Mitchell ended up as first choice during the tournament starting in three of their pool fixtures. In the knockout phase he started the quarter-final victory over Fiji and semi-final elimination against champions South Africa as England finished third with the bronze medal.

## Career statistics
### List of international tries

as of 22 June 2024
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 6 November 2021 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | Tonga | 67–3 | 69–3 | 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals |
| 2 | 3 February 2024 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Italy | 19–17 | 27–24 | 2024 Six Nations Championship |
| 3 | 22 June 2024 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Japan | 31–3 | 52–17 | 2024 tour of Japan |
| 4 | 15 March 2025 | Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 38-7 | 68–14 | 2025 Six Nations Championship |

## Honours
### Northampton

* Premiership Rugby: 2023–24
* Premiership Rugby Cup: 2018–19

### England

* Rugby World Cup
** Third place: 2023