Tom Mitchell

The accolade of being the top points-scorer in the 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series went to Tom Mitchell, who amassed 358 in his eye-catching season. He finished 98 points ahead of Fijian Samisoni Viriviri but injury ruled him out of the first tournament of 2014/15 on the Gold Coast.

Tom had launched his career with a try in each of his first three matches in the series at Wellington in February 2012. A try in each of his first three matches in the World Series at Wellington in February 2012 launched the career of Tom Mitchell, who combined his initial season on the circuit with a Historical Studies course at Kellogg College, Oxford.

Born in Cuckfield, he is a product of Worth School in West Sussex and obtained a BA in English and Philosophy at Bristol University before going to Oxford. At 15-a-side, he can play at centre and full back as well as fly half and he led England Students in their 29-25 defeat by the Portugal national side in Lisbon.