Andy Robinson

Andy Robinson
OBE
Birth nameRichard Andrew Robinson
Date of birth (1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 60)
Place of birthTaunton, Somerset, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
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 249 (186)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–1995 England 8 (4)
Correct as of 22 October 2006
Coaching career
Years Team
1997–2000 Bath Rugby
2004–2006 England
2007–2009 Edinburgh Rugby
2007–2009 Scotland A
2009–2012 Scotland
2013–2016 Bristol
2019–2022 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. From September 2019 to December 2022, he was the head coach of the Romanian national team.

Robinson played as an openside flanker for Bath, England and the British & 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.

  1. ^ "Englezul Andy Robinson, noul antrenor al nationalei de rugby a Romaniei, Marius Tincu - manager de performanta/Antrenor federal in cadrul Federatiei Romane de Rugby". 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Andy Robinson: Bristol sack director of rugby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2016.