# Representative side
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In sports a national '''representative side''' or team is one that plays under the national name. The phrase is often used to indicate that the team is not the official main national team. Such unofficial or subsidiary teams are usually legitimate but rarely exist for longer than a single game or competition.
==Representative sides that were not the main team==
===Association Football===
*'''England 2002'''—A secondary team competed in the [UEFA Regions' Cup](/source/UEFA_Regions'_Cup) in [Estonia](/source/Estonia).[Jackson, Steve. 'Jamie is our hat-trick hero', ''[Sheerness Times Guardian](/source/Sheerness_Times_Guardian)'' (September 19, 2002)]
===Cricket===
*'''England 1880'''—Lord Harris assembled a team to meet the Australians at [The Oval](/source/The_Oval) in the fourth test match after [Marylebone Cricket Club](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club) had rebuffed the visitors in response to the [Sydney Riot of 1879](/source/Sydney_Riot_of_1879).[Thomas, Peter Wynne. ''The Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home & Abroad'']
==Notes==
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==References==
*''Regulations Governing the Qualification and Registration of Cricketers'', (London: England Cricket Board, 2003)
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