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Andy Robinson

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Andy Robinson
OBE
Birth nameRichard Andrew Robinson
Date of birth (1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 55)
Place of birthTaunton, Somerset, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 0 lb (88 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Loughborough Students ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1997 Bath Rugby ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–1995 England 8 (4)
Correct as of 22 October 2006
Teams coached
Years Team
1997–2000
2004–2006
2007–2009
2007–2009
2009–2012
2013–2016
2019–		 Bath Rugby
England
Edinburgh Rugby
Scotland A
Scotland
Bristol
Romania[1]

Richard Andrew Robinson OBE (born 3 April 1964) is an English rugby union coach and retired player. He was the Director of Rugby at Bristol until November 2016.[2] He is the former head coach of Scotland and England. As of September 2019, he is the manager of Romania's national rugby team.

Robinson played as an openside flanker for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions. He was head coach of England from October 2004 until November 2006, then coach of Edinburgh Rugby and joint coach of Scotland A between October 2007 and June 2009. On 4 June 2009 Robinson was named the new head coach of Scotland. He resigned on 25 November 2012 following a 21–15 defeat at home against Tonga.

Playing career[edit]

Born in Taunton, Somerset, Robinson made his England debut against Australia on 12 June 1988, and gained eight caps, playing his last match on 18 November 1995 against South Africa. Robinson was quite small for a back row forward, being only 5 ft 9in (1.75 m), and weighing 13 st 12 lb (88 kg). He played 6 non-international games for the British and Irish Lions on their 1989 tour of Australia.

Teaching[edit]

Whilst playing for Bath, Robinson taught mathematics, physical education and rugby at Writhlington School, King Edward's School, Bath and later Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol, where he and Alan Martinovic masterminded the school's Daily Mail Cup wins in 1995 and 1996. 'Robbo' then left to play rugby professionally with Bath.

Coaching[edit]

Robinson later coached Bath before being appointed forwards coach of England and was deputy to Clive Woodward with the World Cup-winning England side in 2003. When Woodward resigned from the role of England coach in September 2004, Robinson was named as acting coach before being confirmed in the position. He was also a coach on the Lions tours to Australia in 2001 and New Zealand in 2005.

Robinson won just nine of his twenty two matches in charge of England. In November 2006, it was confirmed that Robinson would remain Head Coach with the position reviewed after the two tests against South Africa. Defeat in the second test[3] increased demands from supporters that he should be replaced. On 29 November his resignation as head coach was announced, with Robinson blaming his lack of support from the RFU.[4]

International matches as Head Coach with England[edit]

Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking England was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches

Record by country[edit]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win ratio (%) For Against
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 000 18 25
 Australia 4 1 0 3 025 66 114
 Canada 1 1 0 0 100 70 0
 France 2 0 0 2 000 23 49
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 000 37 47
 Italy 2 2 0 0 100 70 23
 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 000 39 64
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 100 40 3
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 050 55 40
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 067 69 62
 Wales 2 1 0 1 050 56 24
TOTAL 22 9 0 13 041 543 451

In the summer of 2007, the Scottish Rugby Union appointed Robinson the new head coach of Edinburgh Rugby, as well as joint coach of Scotland A with Glasgow coach Sean Lineen. In his first season as coach, he guided Edinburgh to the highest ever finish by a Scottish side at that time[5] in the Celtic League (joint 3rd), despite numerous international players leaving the previous summer for more lucrative contracts in England and France. The following season (2008–09) Edinburgh leap-frogged Leinster and the Ospreys on the final day of the competition to finish runners-up behind Munster. Edinburgh also finished highest points scorers. He stepped down in June 2009 to take up the role of head coach of Scotland, replacing Frank Hadden. Although his time as Scotland coach included a 2-0 series win in Argentina and home wins over Australia and South Africa - the latter advancing Scotland to a record sixth place in the world rankings - his stint ended after a string of disappointing results, culminating in defeat by Tonga on 24 November 2012 which was followed a day later by his resignation.

International matches as Head Coach with Scotland[edit]

Record by country[edit]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win ratio (%) For Against
 Argentina 4 2 0 2 050 55 50
 Australia 2 2 0 0 100 18 14
 England 4 0 1 3 000 49 66
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 100 60 35
 France 3 0 0 3 000 47 75
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 100 15 6
 Ireland 4 2 0 2 050 67 79
 Italy 4 2 0 2 050 62 49
 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 000 25 100
 Romania 1 1 0 0 100 34 24
 Samoa 2 2 0 0 100 36 32
 South Africa 2 1 0 1 050 31 38
 Tonga 1 0 0 1 000 15 21
 Wales 3 0 0 3 000 43 82
TOTAL 35 15 1 19 043 469 671

On 18 February 2013 it was announced by Bristol Rugby club that Andy Robinson was joining the club as the new director of rugby and in 2016 Bristol gained promotion to the Aviva Premiership under him.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Robinson is a vegetarian.[7][8] He has three sons; Olly Robinson who currently plays for the Cardiff Blues; Ed Robinson, who is assistant coach at Jersey Reds; and Henry; and one daughter, Charlotte.

Career record[edit]

Record as England player: Games played 8, Won 4, Lost 3, Drawn 1; 1 try (vs France)[9]

Record as England head coach: Games coached 22, Won 9, Lost 13, Drawn: 0

  • Biggest Win: Canada 70–0 (November 2004)
  • Biggest Loss (home or away): Australia 34–3 (June 2006)
  • Biggest Loss (home): New Zealand 20–41 (November 2006)

Record as Scotland head coach: Games coached 35, Won 15, Lost 19, Drawn 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://frr.ro/2019/09/23/englezul-andy-robinson-noul-antrenor-al-nationalei-de-rugby-a-romaniei-marius-tincu-manager-de-performanta-antrenor-federal-in-cadrul-federatiei-romane-de-rugby/
  2. ^ "Andy Robinson: Bristol sack director of rugby". BBC. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ Standley, James (25 November 2006). "England 14–25 South Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Robinson is forced out by England". BBC News. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "BBC Sport – Andy Robinson: Bristol name ex-Scotland boss as director of rugby". BBC. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  7. ^ Rugby Union (31 January 2005). "Andy Robinson". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  8. ^ Hewett, Chris (21 November 2005). "England 19 New Zealand 23: Robinson's rose shows new shoots after taking All Blacks to the limit". The Independent. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Andy Robinson". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Lynn Howells 		Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach
2007–2009 		Succeeded by
Rob Moffat
Preceded by
Clive Woodward 		English national rugby coach
2004–2006 		Succeeded by
Brian Ashton
Preceded by
Frank Hadden 		Scotland national rugby union coach
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Scott Johnson
Preceded by
Marius Tincu 		Romania national rugby union coach
2019– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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