By SAM JACKSON
ENGLANDSevens captain Tom Mitchell is one of six senior players to sign a new contract ahead of next weekend’s seventh round of the World Rugby Series in Hong Kong.
Richard de Carpentier, Charlie Hayter, Ollie Lindsay- Hague, Dan Norton and James Rodwell have also agreed new deals providing continuity throughout the Commonwealth Games, World Cup Sevens in 2018 and beyond.
England are currently second in the World Series standings and set a new record for consecutively naming an unchanged squad for the first five tournaments of the season.
Head coach Simon Amor said: &ld...