Rugby World Cup: Jack van Poortvliet to miss World Cup with ankle injury
Van Poortvliet, 22, sustained the injury duringEngland head coach Steve Borthwick wished the Leicester Tiger "a swift and successful recovery".Van Poortvliet, who was named inlast week, was Borthwick's main starting scrum-half during the Six Nations and was in the XV for Saturday's win against Wales.
Mitchell, 26, was initially cut from the squad in June but now joins Ben Youngs and Danny Care as one of three scrum-half options.
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