England A national rugby union team
| Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Mark Mapletoft | ||
| Captain | Ethan Roots | ||
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| First match | |||
| England XV 29–0 Canada (30 September 1967) | |||
| Largest win | |||
| England A 91–5 Portugal (25 February 2024) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| England Saxons 0–35 Scotland A (3 February 2012) | |||
England A is England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England Saxons. England A were unbeaten for 13 games until losing to Ireland A, now known as Ireland Wolfhounds, in the 2009 Churchill Cup Final on 21 June 2009.
England A was one of three sides that regularly competed in the now-defunct annual Churchill Cup competition, the others being the full national teams of Canada and the United States. From 2006 onwards, they also regularly played two matches against other European countries in parallel with the full Six Nations Championship.