World Rugby Coach of the Year
Award
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2001 |
| Presented by | World Rugby |
| Formerly called | IRB International Coach of the Year |
| First award | 2001 |
| 2025 winner | John Mitchell (England Women) |
| Most awards | Graham Henry (5 times) |
| Website | world.rugby/awards |
List of winners
Statistics
| 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 | ||