World Rugby Coach of the Year
(Redirected from IRB International Coach of the Year)
| World Rugby Coach of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2001 |
| Presented by | World Rugby |
| Formerly called | IRB International Coach of the Year (2004–2007) |
| First award | 2001 |
| 2025 winner | John Mitchell (England Women) |
| Most awards | Graham Henry (5 times) |
| Website | world.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
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Statistics
[edit]| Coach | Awards | Nominations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graham Henry |
5 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 | ||
| Steve Hansen |
4 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 | 4 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
 Jake White |
2 | 2004, 2007 | ||
 Eddie Jones |
1 | 2017 | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2019 |
 Andy Farrell |
1 | 2023 | 1 | 2022 |
| Simon Middleton |
1 | 2021 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rassie Erasmus |
1 | 2019 | 1 | 2018 |
 Bernard Laporte |
1 | 2002 | 1 | 2004 |
| Wayne Smith |
1 | 2022 | ||
| Joe Schmidt |
1 | 2018 | ||
| Michael Cheika |
1 | 2015 | ||
 Declan Kidney |
1 | 2009 | ||
| Clive Woodward |
1 | 2003 | ||
| Rod Macqueen |
1 | 2001 | ||
| Jérôme Daret |
1 | 2024 | ||
| John Mitchell |
1 | 2025 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "World Rugby Awards: Pieter-Steph Du Toit & Emily Scarratt named players of the year". BBC Sport. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "Springboks, Rassie Erasmus named 2019's best team and coach". SA Rugby magazine. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Gorman, David (2023-10-29). "Ireland's Andy Farrell named World Rugby Coach of the Year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ↑ "Farrell Named Coach Of The Year As Five Irish Players Make Dream Team". Irish Rugby. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ↑ "Nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ↑ Raqio, Mosese (2023-10-27). "Raiwalui has been nominated as one of the World Rugby Coach of the Year". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ↑ "Ellie Kildunne, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Maddison Levi and Antoine Dupont named World Rugby Players of the Year". World Rugby. 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ↑ Telfer, Alastair (27 September 2025). "Women's Rugby World Cup: England coach John Mitchell named World Rugby's coach of year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "Sophie de Goede, John Mitchell and Braxton Sorensen-McGee scoop World Rugby 2025 awards". World Rugby. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
