World Rugby Coach of the Year

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.

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

List of winners

YearCoachTeamRef.
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]
2020Not held
2021 Simon Middleton  England women[18][19]
2022 Wayne Smith  New Zealand women[20]
2023 Andy Farrell  Ireland[21]

Statistics

Awards by coach
CoachAwards
Graham Henry52005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Steve Hansen42012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Jake White22004, 2007
Rassie Erasmus12019
Clive Woodward12003
Declan Kidney12009
Simon Middleton12021
Joe Schmidt12018
Eddie Jones12017
Michael Cheika12015
Bernard Laporte12002
Rod Macqueen12001
Wayne Smith12022
Andy Farrell12023

Notes

References