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Andy Robinson⁠

Flanker Andy Robinson, born in Taunton on 3 April 1964, made his England debut against Australia on 12 June 1988, aged 24.

He also served as England head coach, and his 22 matches in charge place him joint eighth on the all-time list of England head coaches, level with Brian Ashton.
Caps–
England careerDebut 1988

England legacy

Joint No.8 on England's all-time head coaches list

Player file

At a glance

Profile

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In charge of England

Andy Robinson as England head coach

2004–2006

Matches22Points 543–451
Won940.9% of matches
Drawn0Level at the end
Lost1359% of matches

Competition by competition

Where the matches came

Andy Robinson's matches in charge of England by competition
CompetitionPWDL
Test matches12507
Six Nations Championship10406

Major tournaments

At the finals

No tournament finals in charge.

First match
England 70–0 Canada, 13 November 2004 · Test matches · Test Match
Last match
England 14–25 South Africa, 25 November 2006 · Test matches · Second Test
Latest matches with Andy Robinson in charge of England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
22 25 Nov 2006 England 14–25 South AfricaTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
21 18 Nov 2006 England 23–21 South AfricaTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England won
20 11 Nov 2006 England 18–25 ArgentinaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
19 5 Nov 2006 England 20–41 New ZealandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
18 17 Jun 2006 Australia 43–18 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
17 11 Jun 2006 Australia 34–3 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
16 18 Mar 2006 England 24–28 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
15 12 Mar 2006 France 31–6 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
14 25 Feb 2006 Scotland 18–12 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
13 11 Feb 2006 Italy 16–31 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
12 4 Feb 2006 England 47–13 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
11 26 Nov 2005 England 40–3 SamoaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
Show all 22 matches
Earlier matches with Andy Robinson in charge
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
10 19 Nov 2005 England 19–23 New ZealandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
9 12 Nov 2005 England 26–16 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
8 19 Mar 2005 England 43–22 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
7 12 Mar 2005 England 39–7 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
6 27 Feb 2005 Ireland 19–13 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
5 13 Feb 2005 England 17–18 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
4 5 Feb 2005 Wales 11–9 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
3 27 Nov 2004 England 19–21 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
2 20 Nov 2004 England 32–16 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
1 13 Nov 2004 England 70–0 CanadaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won

Every England try

Andy Robinson's tries

1989

Tries1In our match records
Matches scored in1For England
Hat-tricks0Three or more in a match
Opponents1Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Andy Robinson's England tries by year
YearTries
19891

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. France 1
First England try
v France, 4 March 1989 · Five Nations Championship
Latest matches in which Andy Robinson scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
1 4 Mar 1989 England 11–0 FranceFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1

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