Oxford University fly half Tom Mitchell has been called up to the England squad for the next two legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series.
Mitchell, 22, joins up with the 12-man party for the tournaments in Wellington (February 3-4) and Las Vegas (February 10-12).
The student, who appeared for England Sevens in last summer’s second-tier FIRA-AER European GP Series, scored Oxford’s final try in December’s 28-10 Twickenham triumph.
“We wanted him to come in and measure himself against everyone else and he’s surprised himself in the way he’s understood things,” said head coach Ben Ryan, the former St Edward’s School, Oxford teacher.
“He’s a bright bloke who can play in a number of positions.”
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