Mitch is new man
JOHN MITCHELL has told how cheating death in a robbery at his home in South Africa changed his life.
England’s new defence coach takes on the Springboks this Saturday eight years after being stabbed twice and tied up by intruders while living in Johannesburg.
The former All Blacks boss told englandrugby. com: “It was basically fight or flight. I was like, ‘Man, I’m in trouble here. I could lose my life’.”
Mitchell, whose flatmate alerted police after escaping through a window, said the scare made him realise there’s more to life than rugby.
“I said I was never again going to allow winning, losing or drawing to determine who I am,” he added. “I like to think I’ve stayed true to that.”