By Brian Dick, Birmingham Post
March 27 2009

Birmingham & Solihull appear to be steaming their way to promotion and – given their relatively star-studded squad and full-time environment – so they should say many in National Two. But as they enter the final quarter of their campaign it should be noted Bees are not just a collection of professional automatons, grinding their way past over-matched opponents, many of them are young men on the the brink of their proudest rugby achievement.

Victory at in-form Cinderford tomorrow would put them one step closer.

Take Cameron Mitchell as a classic example. For so long the inside centre fell into the promising category with good size, decent pace and outstanding distribution.

But a dalliance with life on the wing and the odd injury or two seemed to have nudged the 25-year-old’s career into the sidings. Not even a move from Stourton Park to Sharmans Cross Road in 2007 produced the anticipated upturn in form. Initially.

After a slow first season with Bees Mitchell is a crucial part of their midfield, his distribution is a big factor in the most incisive attack in the division and with 11 tries so far this term, some from inside his own 22, he has brought a new incisive dimension to his play.

The National Two title would be rich reward for such progress.

“Promotion would mean so much because it would make all the sacrifices worthwhile,” he says. “It would be an extreme waste of effort and time if we didn’t make it now.

“I have done all I can this season to get my physical fitness and playing skills to the level they are at now.

“I would break myself if it means it keeps our promotion hopes alive.

“I have not been able to dedicate as much time to the family business as I ought to. Instead I always feel the need to do an extra weights session or more analysis.

“I am obsessed with rugby – to the cost of other things sometimes. If I am at work and not training, recovering or stretching I find it so frustrating.”

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Mitchell's sacrifices deserving of promotion

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