Jim Mallinder
| Full name | David James Mallinder | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1966 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Halifax, Yorkshire | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director of Sport, Northampton Saints | ||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Head Coach | ||||||||||||
| Current team | Northampton Saints | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1984–2001 | [1984–1987 Old Crossleyans 1987–1989 Roundhay 1989–2001 Sale Sharks] |
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2001–2004 2004–2007 2006–2007 2007–present |
Sale Sharks England Academy England Saxons Northampton Saints |
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David James Mallinder is the coach of Northampton Saints and the former head coach of Sale Sharks, England Under 21s and England Saxons.
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 formerly a P.E and Mathematics 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 took 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 the European 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 and Dorian West, he still works with Dorian now in his capacity as forwards coach at the saints, 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.
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 at Twickenham to win the Churchill 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 the Guinness Premiership with an undefeated "perfect" season. On 25 June 2008, he signed a new 3-year contract to remain at Franklin's Gardens until at least the end of the 2010/11 season.
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