Scott Robertson (rugby union)

Scott Robertson

Robertson in 2023
Birth name	Scott Maurice Robertson
Date of birth	(1974-08-21) 21 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Tauranga, New Zealand
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb; 240 lb)
School	Mount Maunganui College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8 / Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2006 Perpignan 54 (27) 2006–2007 Ricoh Black Rams () Correct as of 31 May 2006 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1995 Bay of Plenty 16 () 1996–2003 Canterbury 69 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2003 Crusaders 86 (80) Correct as of 31 July 2003 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2002 New Zealand 23 (20) Correct as of 31 August 2002 Coaching career Years Team 2008–2013 Canterbury (Assistant) 2012–2013 Brazil 2013–2016 Canterbury 2015–2016 New Zealand U20 2017–2023 Crusaders 2022, 2023 Barbarians F.C. 2024– New Zealand

Scott Maurice Robertson (born 21 August 1974) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the All Blacks, the men's New Zealand national team.

Nicknamed "Razor", he played as a flanker for Bay of Plenty, Perpignan, Canterbury and the Crusaders. He won 23 international caps for New Zealand between 1998 and 2002.

He was the head coach of the New Zealand U20 team, the Canterbury ITM Cup team, and the Crusaders in Super Rugby. With the Crusaders, he won seven consecutive Super Rugby championships, from 2017 to 2023.

During his time as Crusaders coach, not only did he win all seven finals since taking on the role, he achieved a record of 98 wins, 17 losses and 2 draws out of 117 games,^[1] making him the most successful Super Rugby coach to date since the competition began.