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| Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
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| Coach(es) | Mark Mapletoft (November 2024) | ||
| Captain(s) | Fraser Dingwall (November 2024) | ||
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| First match | |||
 England XV 29–0  Canada(30 September 1967) | |||
| Largest win | |||
England A 91–5  Portugal XV(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 play a key role in the development of emerging talent, allowing players to gain experience in an international environment and to show that they have the ability to perform at Test level for the England first team. 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. Since 2006, they have also played two matches, against Ireland Wolfhounds and Italy A, in parallel with the full Six Nations Championship.