World Rugby Coach of the Year
Presented byWorld Rugby
Formerly calledIRB International Coach of the Year
First awarded2001
Last awarded2023
2023 winnerAndy Farrell
(Ireland men's)
Most awardsGraham Henry (5 times)
Websiteworld.rugby/awards

The World Rugby Coach of the Year is awarded by 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 Ref.
2001 Rod Macqueen  Australia [1]
2002 Bernard Laporte  France
2003 Clive Woodward  England
2004 Jake White  South Africa
2005 Graham Henry  New Zealand
2006 Graham Henry  New Zealand
2007 Jake White  South Africa
2008 Graham Henry  New Zealand
2009 Declan Kidney  Ireland [2]
2010 Graham Henry  New Zealand
2011 Graham Henry  New Zealand
2012 Steve Hansen  New Zealand [3][4]
2013 Steve Hansen  New Zealand [5][6]
2014 Steve Hansen  New Zealand [7][8]
2015 Michael Cheika  Australia [9][10]
2016 Steve Hansen  New Zealand [11]
2017 Eddie Jones  England [12][13]
2018 Joe Schmidt  Ireland [14][15]
2019 Rassie Erasmus  South Africa [16][17]
2020 Not held
2021 Simon Middleton  England women [18][19]
2022 Wayne Smith  New Zealand women [20]
2023 Andy Farrell  Ireland [21]

Statistics

Awards by coach
Coach Awards
Graham Henry 5 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Steve Hansen 4 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Jake White 2 2004, 2007
Rassie Erasmus 1 2019
Clive Woodward 1 2003
Declan Kidney 1 2009
Simon Middleton 1 2021
Joe Schmidt 1 2018
Eddie Jones 1 2017
Michael Cheika 1 2015
Bernard Laporte 1 2002
Rod Macqueen 1 2001
Wayne Smith 1 2022
Andy Farrell 1 2023

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "HoF Bio: Rod Macqueen". world.rugby. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    2. ↑ "Kidney named Coach of the Year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    3. ↑ "Hansen, Carter, All Blacks big winners in IRB awards". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    4. ↑ Kelly, David (3 December 2013). "Clean sweep for All Blacks as Read and Hansen get top gongs at IRB awards". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    5. ↑ "Hansen, Carter, All Blacks big winners in IRB awards". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    6. ↑ Kelly, David (3 December 2013). "Clean sweep for All Blacks as Read and Hansen get top gongs at IRB awards". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    7. ↑ "Hansen, Carter, All Blacks big winners in IRB awards". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    8. ↑ Kelly, David (3 December 2013). "Clean sweep for All Blacks as Read and Hansen get top gongs at IRB awards". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    9. ↑ "Rugby World Cup: Wallabies boss Michael Cheika named World Rugby Coach of the Year". ABC News. 2 November 2015.
    10. ↑ "World Rugby Awards 2015: Wallabies boss Michael Cheika named coach of the year". Fox Sports Australia. 3 November 2015.
    11. ↑ "All Blacks, Beauden Barrett and Steve Hansen win World Rugby awards". Stuff. 14 November 2022.
    12. ↑ Treadwell, Matthew (26 November 2017). "England's Eddie Jones named World Rugby Coach of the Year". Sky Sports.
    13. ↑ ""My Dog Will Play With It" – Eddie Jones' Acceptance Speech For Top Coach Award Is Vintage Eddie Jones". Pundit Arena. 27 November 2017.
    14. ↑ "Ireland's Joe Schmidt Deservedly Wins World Rugby Coach Of The Year". Balls.ie. 25 November 2018.
    15. ↑ "Schmidt Picks Up World Rugby Coach of the Year Award". sixnationsrugby.com. 25 November 2018.
    16. ↑ "Springboks, Erasmus named 2019's best". SA Rugby Magazine. 3 November 2019.
    17. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2019: Du Toit and Erasmus land World Rugby awards". keo.co.za. 3 November 2019.
    18. ↑ ""You're nothing without your team": World Rugby Coach of the Year Simon Middleton dedicates award to England squad and staff". World Rugby. 7 December 2021.
    19. ↑ "England Women boss Simon Middleton named World Rugby's coach of the year". Sky Sports. 7 December 2021.
    20. ↑ "Josh van der Flier and Ruahei Demant named World Rugby Players of the Year 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
    21. ↑ "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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