England scrumhalf Jack Van Poortvliet has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after suffering an ankle injury. | Sport24news
Van Poortvliet sustained the problem in the first half of the World Cup warm-up match against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday and is set to undergo ankle surgery.
"It's really bad luck for Jack and we send him our very best wishes for a swift and successful recovery," Borthwick said.Mitchell joins Ben Youngs and Danny Care as Borthwick's scrumhalf options for the World Cup in France next month. Borthwick faces another issue at half-back as England wait for the outcome of the disciplinary hearing that will determine the length of Owen Farrell's ban after his Twickenham red card.
The England captain must now appear before a video disciplinary hearing that begins on Tuesday to find out the length of his suspension.
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