England Saxons
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The England Saxons are the second national rugby union team behind the English national side. They are one of the three sides that compete every year in the Churchill Cup, alongside the full national teams of Canada and the United States (the most recent competition also involved Scotland A, Ireland A and New Zealand Māori). They are currently coached by Jim Mallinder.
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[edit] Concept
England A, as it was originally known (since 1992) changed their name to England Saxons shortly before the start of the 2006 (Barclays) Churchill Cup.
As well as playing in the Churchill Cup in Canada and the United States the team also take part in matches against opponents from the European Six Nations teams (England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and Wales) as part of a second team development process to encourage greater strength in depth for all nations taking part. As quoted by the then-England Rugby head coach Andy Robinson:
"The future success of rugby in England depends, to a large extent, on the next best 15 players."
"The England Saxons will give up-and-coming players a platform to perform in an international environment and to show that they can make the step up when required."
[edit] Tournaments
Six Nations A (Second team participation)
[edit] Current/Imminent Tournament Fixtures
| Date | Location | The Game | Result | |
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| 18th May 2007 | Edgely Park |  England Saxons |
 United States |
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| 19th May 2007 | Sandy Park |  Ireland A |
 Canada |
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| 23rd May 2007 | Henley |  Scotland A |
United States |
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| 25th May 2007 | Franklin Gardens |  New Zealand Māori |
Canada |
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| 28th May 2007 | Twickenham Stadium | England Saxons |
Scotland A |
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| 29th May 2007 | Sandy Park | New Zealand Māori |
Ireland A |
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| 2nd June 2007 | Twickenham Stadium - Plate (3/4) | TBA | ||
| 2nd June 2007 | Twickenham Stadium - Cup (Final) | TBA | ||
| 2nd June 2007 | Twickenham Stadium - Bowl (5/6) | TBA | ||
Source: The RFU watch · edit · discuss
[edit] England Saxons Squad (9 Months out of date)
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| Federation: | Rugby Football Union |
| National team: | England • England Saxons • England Sevens • British and Irish Lions |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • London Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Guinness Premiership • EDF Energy Cup • National Division One • National Division Two • National Division Three North • National Division Three South |
| Guinness Premiership teams: | Bath • Bristol • Gloucester • Harlequins • Leicester Tigers • London Irish • Newcastle Falcons • Northampton Saints • Sale Sharks • Saracens • London Wasps • Worcester Warriors |
| National Division One teams: | Bedford • Cornish Pirates • Coventry • Doncaster • Exeter Chiefs • Leeds Tykes • London Welsh • Moseley • Newbury • Nottingham • Otley • Pertemps Bees • Plymouth Albion • Rotherham • Sedgley Park • Waterloo |
