By Paul Rees
Alex Mitchell is looking to make a sprint finish as the season nears the home straight after missing the opening two months of the campaign.
But the England scrum-half, a strong contender to tour Australia with the Lions in the summer, will not be upset if he is not called up for goal-kicking duties.
Mitchell was pressed into emergency service from the tee at Sale in the last round of the Premiership with outside-half Fin Smith having a mandatory rest week and Northampton’s other outside-halves all injured.
“It was something I had done a few times before,” said Mitchell. “I mis...
