England's second team was known as England B until 1992, when it was renamed as England A. In 2000, as part of its long-term strategic plan, the RFU re-examined the role of the 'second team' and decided that a change of name was desirable. Several names were considered – e.g.
England's second team was known as England B until 1992, when it was renamed to England A. In 2000, the RFU re-evaluated its approach to the 'second team' and decided a name change was needed. Several alternative names were considered.