A former openside flanker for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions, Andy Robinson has gone on to enjoy a coaching career at the top flight having represented his country 8 times as a player.
Born in Taunton, Somerset, Robinson made his England debut against Australia on 12 June 1988 and played 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.
Robinson 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.
Following his playing career, 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.
He was the Director of Rugby at Bristol until November 2016. He is the former head coach of Scotland and England. As of September 2019, he is the manager of Romania's national rugby team
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Career
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Bath Rugby Assistant Coach |
1986 - present |
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British & Irish Lions Openside Flanker |
1989 - 1989 |
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England Coach |
1988 - 2006 |
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Edinburgh Rugby Coach |
2007 - 2009 |
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Scotland A Coach |
2007 - 2009 |
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Scotland Coach |
2009 - 2012 |
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Bristol Bears Coach |
2013 - 2016 |
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Romania Head Coach |
2019 - 2023 |
