MITCHELL Tom

General
LEADERSHIP STYLE
He captained the Great Britain rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and has captained the England rugby sevens team at the World Series since 2013. "I would say that one of the key things [being captain] has taught me is about the importance of the individuals, so how individual needs make up the team, and how best to meet those needs with all the challenges that go on. Especially in sevens, you're faced with so many different scenarios, being in different countries, in different environments. Being adaptable, being able to deliver on the move with all those unknowns presented to you is the challenge of leadership." (rsng.com, 01 Mar 2019; teamgb.com, 01 Sep 2016)

SEVENS DEBUT
He made his debut for the England rugby sevens team in 2012 against the Cook Islands in Wellington, New Zealand. "I have a very clear memory of my first rugby sevens match. I remember feeling a bit sick in the canteen before my first training session. I didn't really know what to expect because I'd only ever seen it on TV and there were some big names around me. I played my first tournament in Wellington in 2012 and made my debut against Cook Islands. I scored my first try with my first touch in my first match. It was a pretty nice way to start." (olympic.org, 30 Apr 2019)

OTHER STUDIES
He has also studied at Oxford University in England. (rfu.com, 12 Jul 2013)

He was part of the team that won Great Britain's first Olympic rugby sevens medal, a silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (telegraph.co.uk, 23 Dec 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 09 Mar 2021)