Dowson delivers injury update on England trio after Saints beat Gloucester
Phil Dowson confirmed Alex Mitchell suffered a hamstring injury during Saints' 28-14 win against Gloucester on Saturday evening.
Mitchell had to come off in the 21st minute, walking down the DPD Stadium at Franklin's Gardens tunnel, with 20-year-old Jonny Weimann coming on to replace him.
Saints refused to let the injury blow derail them as they came back from 14-0 down to secure a 28-14 bonus-point victory against a Gloucester side who had gone into the Gallagher PREM weekend sitting top of the table.
Saints will now take a break from league action as they get stuck into the PREM Rugby Cup, while England wait to see whether Mitchell can be available for the Nations Championship match at home to Australia next weekend.
The 29-year-old has already been sidelined with hamstring injuries on three separate occasions during 2026, and Saints will hope his latest issue is nothing serious.
When asked about Mitchell, Dowson said: "Mitch has hurt his hamstring but I don't know how bad.
"We have to be super careful with him and he knows his own body."
Saints were without Fin Smith and Archie McParland against Gloucester.
When asked for an update on the England duo, Dowson said: "Fin and Archie are both calf.
"Fin probably not as bad as Arch but it remains to be seen.
"I haven't seen Arch moving around yet while Fin has been doing some bits."