- England scrum half Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of the remaining two Six Nations matches due to a hamstring injury.
- Mitchell sustained the injury during England's 42-21 defeat by Ireland on Saturday, lasting only 24 minutes.
- He will miss the upcoming fixtures against Italy on 7 March and France a week later, which is a fresh blow for head coach Steve Borthwick.
- Jack van Poortvliet, who replaced Mitchell against Ireland, is expected to start at scrum half, with Raffi Quirke called up to the squad.
- Centre Ollie Lawrence is a doubt for the Italy match after receiving a knee injection, and eight other players have been released to their clubs.
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England suffer huge Alex Mitchell injury blow to add to Six Nations woe
