World Rugby Coach of the Year

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World Rugby Coach of the Year
LocationTokyo (2019)
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2001
Currently held byEngland Simon Middleton (2021)
Websitewww.world.rugby/tournaments/awards/fan-vote

The World Rugby Coach of the Year is awarded by the World Rugby in the autumn each year. From 2004 to 2007, the award was called the IRB International Coach of the Year.

List of winners[]

Year Coach Team Notes
2001 Rod Macqueen  Australia 2001 Tri Nations[1]
2002 Bernard Laporte  France 2002 Six Nations Champions
2003 Clive Woodward  England 2003 Rugby World Cup Champions
2004 Jake White  South Africa 2004 Tri Nations
2005 Graham Henry  New Zealand 2005 Tri Nations
2006 2006 Tri Nations
2007 Jake White  South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Champions
2008 Graham Henry  New Zealand 2008 Tri Nations
2009 Declan Kidney  Ireland 2009 Six Nations Champions, undefeated in ten matches[2]
2010 Graham Henry  New Zealand 2010 Tri Nations
2011 2011 Rugby World Cup Champions
2012 Steve Hansen  New Zealand 2012 Rugby Championship[3]
2013 2013 Rugby Championship, undefeated year[4]
2014 2014 Rugby Championship
2015 Michael Cheika  Australia 2015 Rugby World Cup runners-up, 2015 Rugby Championship [5]
2016 Steve Hansen  New Zealand 2016 Rugby Championship
2017 Eddie Jones  England 2017 Six Nations Champions, undefeated 2016[6][7]
2018 Joe Schmidt  Ireland 2018 Six Nations Champions[8]
2019 Rassie Erasmus[9]  South Africa 2019 Rugby Championship and 2019 Rugby World Cup champions
2021 England Simon Middleton  England 3 Women's Six Nations Championship titles[10][11]

Other World Rugby Awards[]

Further information: World Rugby Awards

References[]

  1. ^ "HoF Bio: Rod Macqueen". www.world.rugby. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Kidney named Coach of the Year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. ^ "Hansen, Carter, All Blacks big winners in IRB awards". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  4. ^ Kelly, David (2013-12-03). "Clean sweep for All Blacks as Read and Hansen get top gongs at IRB awards". independent. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "World Rugby Awards 2015: Wallabies boss Michael Cheika named coach of the year". Fox Sports. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  6. ^ "Jones beats Gatland, Hansen to Coach of the Year". ESPN.com. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  7. ^ "Eddie Jones 'embarrassed' to win Coach of the Year award ahead of Steve Hansen". The Independent. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  8. ^ "Ireland's Joe Schmidt Deservedly Wins World Rugby Coach Of The Year". Balls.ie. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "South Africa named team of the year". 3 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Simon Middleton is first women's coach to win World Rugby Coach of the Year". BBC Sport. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  11. ^ "England Women boss Simon Middleton named World Rugby's coach of the year". Sky Sports. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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