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World Rugby Coach of the Year

FieldValue
nameWorld Rugby Coach of the Year
presenterWorld Rugby
former nameIRB International Coach of the Year
year2001
date
holder_label2025 winner
holderJohn Mitchell
(England Women)
most_awardsGraham Henry (5 times)
website

(England Women) 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

YearCoachTeamOther nomineesRefs
2001AUS Rod Macqueen
2002FRA Bernard Laporte
2003ENG Clive Woodward
2004RSA Jake WhiteFRA Bernard Laporte
POR Tomaz Morais
NZL Gordon Tietjens
2005NZL Graham HenryWAL Mike Ruddock
2006NZL Graham Henry
2007RSA Jake White
2008NZL Graham Henry
2009IRE Declan Kidney
2010NZL Graham Henry
2011NZL Graham Henry
2012NZL Steve Hansen
2013NZL Steve Hansen
2014NZL Steve Hansen
2015AUS Michael CheikaNZL Steve Hansen
ARG Daniel Hourcade
AUS Eddie Jones
2016NZL Steve HansenAUS Eddie Jones
ENG Ben Ryan
2017AUS Eddie JonesNZL Warren Gatland
NZL Steve Hansen
2018NZL Joe SchmidtRSA Rassie Erasmus
NZL Steve Hansen
2019RSA Rassie ErasmusNZL Warren Gatland
NZL Steve Hansen
AUS Eddie Jones
NZL Jamie Joseph
2020Not held}}
2021ENG Simon MiddletonNZL Allan Bunting
NZL Ian Foster
NZL Dave Rennie
NZL Cory Sweeney
2022NZL Wayne SmithENG Andy Farrell
FRA Fabien Galthié
ENG Simon Middleton
2023ENG Andy FarrellNZL Ian Foster
RSA Jacques Nienaber
FIJ Simon Raiwalui
2024FRA Jérôme Daret
2025NZL John Mitchell

Statistics

CoachAwardsNominations
NZL Graham Henry52005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
NZL Steve Hansen42012, 2013, 2014, 2016
RSA Jake White22004, 2007
AUS Eddie Jones12017
ENG Andy Farrell12023
ENG Simon Middleton12021
RSA Rassie Erasmus12019
FRA Bernard Laporte12002
NZ Wayne Smith12022
NZL Joe Schmidt12018
AUS Michael Cheika12015
IRE Declan Kidney12009
ENG Clive Woodward12003
AUS Rod Macqueen12001
FRA Jérôme Daret12024
NZL John Mitchell12025

References

References

  1. Gorman, David. (2023-10-29). "Ireland's Andy Farrell named World Rugby Coach of the Year". The Irish Times.
  2. (2023-10-29). "Farrell Named Coach Of The Year As Five Irish Players Make Dream Team".
  3. (2023-10-28). "Nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2023".
  4. Raqio, Mosese. (2023-10-27). "Raiwalui has been nominated as one of the World Rugby Coach of the Year".
  5. (2024-11-24). "Ellie Kildunne, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Maddison Levi and Antoine Dupont named World Rugby Players of the Year". World Rugby.
  6. (27 September 2025). "Women's Rugby World Cup: England coach John Mitchell named World Rugby's coach of year".
  7. (27 September 2025). "Sophie de Goede, John Mitchell and Braxton Sorensen-McGee scoop World Rugby 2025 awards".
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