Mitchell on mend after stabbing ordeal

THE former Garryowen, England and New Zealand rugby coach John Mitchell has been stabbed in a break-in at his home in Johannesburg.

Mitchell, who joined the South African provincial side Lions as head coach in July, was discharged from hospital yesterday after being attacked on Saturday night, his club said.

Krystle Geach, a Lions spokeswoman, said that Mitchell had been stabbed in the thigh and upper arm after two burglars broke into the house he shared with his fellow New Zealand-born coach Wayne Taylor in the wealthy Hyde Park suburb.