HSBC Sevens World Series: England captain Tom Mitchell eyes Glasgow glory and securing Olympic qualification

HSBC Sevens World Series: England captain Tom Mitchell eyes Glasgow glory and securing Olympic qualification
Following England’s first HSBC Sevens World Series tournament win in over two years captain Tom Mitchell led the partying in Tokyo last month, celebrating his maiden title as skipper and also the country’s leapfrogging of Australia to claim fourth in the rankings – the last of the automatic qualifying berths for the Rio Olympics – with two tournaments remaining.

“Yeah, it was good fun,” the 25-year-old tells Telegraph Sport when recalling the night, with a smile but without giving away too many details.

“Everyone was just enjoying the feeling of the win; it’s one of those feelings where …

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