World Rugby Coach of the Year
The World Rugby Coach of the Year is awarded by the World Rugby in the autumn each year. From 2004 to 2007, the award was called the IRB International Coach of the Year.
List of winners
| Year | Coach | Team | Notes |
| 2001 | Rod Macqueen | Tri Nations, 2001 | |
| 2002 | Bernard Laporte | 2002 Six Nations Champions | |
| 2003 | Clive Woodward | 2003 Rugby World Cup Champions | |
| 2004 | Jake White | Tri Nations, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Graham Henry | Tri Nations, 2005 | |
| 2006 | Graham Henry | Tri Nations, 2006 | |
| 2007 | Jake White | 2007 Rugby World Cup Champions | |
| 2008 | Graham Henry | Tri Nations, 2008 | |
| 2009 | Declan Kidney | 2009 Six Nations Champions, undefeated in ten matches | |
| 2010 | Graham Henry | Tri Nations, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Graham Henry | 2011 Rugby World Cup Champions | |
| 2012 | Steve Hansen | Rugby Championship, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Steve Hansen | Rugby Championship, 2013, undefeated year | |
| 2014 | Steve Hansen | Rugby Championship, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Michael Cheika | 2015 Rugby World Cup Runners-up, Rugby Championship, 2015 | |
| 2016 | Steve Hansen | Rugby Championship, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Eddie Jones | 2017 Six Nations Champions, undefeated 2016 | |
| 2018 | Joe Schmidt | 2018 Six Nations Champions | |
| 2019 | Rassie Erasmus | 2019 Rugby Championship and 2019 Rugby World Cup Champions |