New Zealand rugby-men John Mitchell and Wayne Taylor attacked by black knifemen, Hyde Park, Johannesburg http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Mitchell-recei

Johannesburg – Oct 9 2010 - New Zealand's former rugby coach John Mitchell, 46, – now head coach at the SA Lions’ provincial side - was stabbed by attackers inside the home he shares with countryman Wayne Taylor in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. Mitchell, who joined Lions in July, was discharged from hospital Sunday morning after being stabbed in the thigh and upper arm, club spokeswoman Krystle Geach said. Two black males broke into the house in the wealthy Hyde Park suburb.The former All Blacks player was taken to hospital in Sandton, where he received stitches to the two wounds, Geach said. Lions president Kevin de Klerk said: "We have rallied around both John and Wayne during this terrible time and have placed them both in new accommodation for the time being while we find them permanent residency." De Klerk added. "The complex they were staying in has a reputation for being very safe, and as a result we never had any doubt that they were out of harm's way." Mitchell received trauma counselling. http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Mitchell-receives-counselling-20101011