Jim Mallinder
England
player portrait
Full name David James Mallinder
Born March 16, 1966, Halifax
Current age 58 years 3 days
Major teams Sale Sharks, England
Position Fullback
Height 6 ft 3 in
Weight 224 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1997-1997 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50

Career statistics
Test debut Argentina v England at Buenos Aires, May 31, 1997 match details
Last Test Argentina v England at Buenos Aires, Jun 7, 1997 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 1997-2000 62 59 3 25 5 0 0 0 25 33 4 43.54
Sale Sharks 1997-2000 62 59 3 25 5 0 0 0 25 33 4 43.54
Profile

Former Sale Sharks, England Under 21s and England Saxons Head Coach Jim Mallinder took charge of newly relegated Northampton Saints in June 2007. In his first season at the helm, Mallinder led the Saints straight back to the Guinness Premiership with an undefeated "perfect" season.

Prior to joining Northampton, Mallinder was a fullback at Sale Sharks, where he stayed for 15 years as a player and a coach. And in his first season in charge, he took the Sharks from 11th to 2nd in the Premiership and secured their first Heineken Cup qualification in doing so. More success followed as he led Sale to the Parker Pen Shield, now the European Challenge Cup, for their first silverware in 2002.

Mallinder left Sale to take up a post in the RFU's National Academy in 2004 and working with Brian Ashton and Dorian West, he masterminded the England Under 21s into winning the Under 21s' version of the 2006 Six Nations with a clean sweep of six wins out of six. He was subsequently handed the reins of the England Saxons, where he had an impressive record of 15 wins from 16 matches including victory in the Churchill Cup final against the New Zealand Maori at Twickenham.

One of Mallinder's most notable achievements in his Northampton tenure was to win the European Challenge Cup and qualify for the 2009-10 Heineken Cup. He has turned Franklins Gardens into a "Fortress" as shown through their home win over Munster in the 2009-10 season.

And after progressing in the Premiership during the 2009-10 campaign, they secured their spot in the 2010-11 Heineken Cup. After topping a group which consisted of Castres, Edinburgh and Cardiff, Mallinder led Northampton into the tournament quarter-finals. They met Ulster and overcame them before beating Perpignan in the semi-finals to tee up a final with Leinster at the Millennium Stadium. Despite holding a commanding lead, the Saints eventually fell 33-22 to the Irish side.

After securing qualification to the Heineken Cup for the 2011-12 season - after finishing in the play-off places at the end of the 2010-12 season - Mallinder found himself in the media spotlight as one of the leading contenders to replace Martin Johnson as England manager.

Despite being one of the favourites to replace Johnson, Mallinder revealed that following the deadline for applications on February 15, he had not submitted his CV for the role.

As a player, Mallinder won two England caps at fullback on their tour of Argentina in 1997.

Latest Articles
Gopperth kicks Wasps to win over Newcastle (Feb 6, 2016) Mallinder: Hartley should have got yellow (Dec 20, 2014) Mallinder: Manoa in France talks (Nov 11, 2014) Mallinder: Corbisiero's knee issues are over (Aug 31, 2014) Wood: Northampton are marked men this season (Aug 21, 2014) Jim Mallinder news and articles (63) »
Latest Photos
Jan 18, 2015
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder before Saints took on Ospreys
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder before Saints took on Ospreys
©  Getty Images
May 31, 2014
The Northampton Saints coaches celebrate their Aviva Premiership triumph
The Northampton Saints coaches celebrate their Aviva Premiership triumph
©  Getty Images
May 31, 2014
Jim Mallinder and Keith Barwell celebrate victory
Jim Mallinder and Keith Barwell celebrate victory
©  Getty Images
Feb 9, 2013
Jim Mallinder fires up his Northampton team
Jim Mallinder fires up his Northampton team
©  Getty Images
Jim Mallinder rugby photos (17) »

Live Sports

Communication error please reload the page.