- Jim Mallinder
Infobox Rugby biography
name = Jim Mallinder
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birthname = James Mallinder
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birthyear = 1966
birthmonth = 03
birthday = 16
placeofbirth = Halifax,Yorkshire
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ru_currentposition = Head Coach
ru_currentteam =Northampton Saints
ru_position = Full-back
ru_amateuryears = 1989-2001
ru_amateurclubs =Sale Sharks
ru_coachclubs =Sale Sharks England AcademyEngland Saxons Northampton Saints
ru_coachyears = 2001-2004 2004-2007 2006-2007 2007-present
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occupation = Rugby Coach
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university =Jim Mallinder is the former head coach of
Sale Sharks and England Under 21s,England Saxons and is nowNorthampton Saints ' coach.Biography
In his playing days, Mallinder was a fullback at
Sale Sharks , where he stayed for 15 years as a player and a coach. He was formally a P.E teacher at William Hulme's Grammar School in Manchester before the game turned professional.When he retired from playing in 2001, after nearly 400 games for Sale and two England caps, he was appointed as the Sharks' head coach. In his first season he too the Sharks from 11th to 2nd in the Premiership and their first
Heineken Cup qualification. In 2002 he led Sale to the Parker Pen Shield, now theEuropean Challenge Cup , and their first silverware.In 2004 Mallinder left Sale to take up a post in the RFU's National Academy. There he worked with
Brian Ashton andDorian West , as he masterminded the England Under 21s into winning the Under 21s' version of the Six Nations in 2006 with a clean sweep of six wins out of six. He was also named by UK Sport in their prestigious Elite Coach scheme [cite web |url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/11771 |title= I’m a believer says Mallinder |date=2005-09-21 |publisher=RFU.com ] .He was subsequently handed the reins of the
England Saxons , where he had an impressive record of 15 wins from 16 matches. His last match in charge saw the Saxons defeat the New Zealand Maori atTwickenham to win theChurchill Cup .In June 2007, Mallinder took up the post of head coach at the recently relegated
Northampton Saints . In his first year there, he led the Saints straight back to theGuinness Premiership with an undefeated "perfect" season [cite web |url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Community_Detail/StoryID/19657 |title=Saints march to league and cup double at Twickenham |date=2008-04-12 |publisher=RFU.com ] . On 25/06/2008, he signed a new 3 year contract to remain atFranklin's Gardens until at least the end of the 2010/11 season [cite web |url=http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/3831_4920.php |title=Mallinder commits to the Saints for three more years |date=2008-06-25 |publisher=Northampton Saints ] .In preparation for the 2008-09 season, Mallinder raided his former club
Sale Sharks , signingBen Foden ,Chris Mayor ,Christian Day andIgnacio Fernández Lobbe where they joined other former Sale colleagues,Barry Stewart andNick Johnson . This exodus led some Sale wags to rename Northampton Saints as Northampton Sale.References
External links
*http://www.rugbyrugby.com/COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/England/Country_News/story_49803.shtml
* [http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/11771 RFU article]
* [http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/27_3953.php Northampton Saints profile]
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