Coaches
Before 1971, there was no appointed coach of the Scotland team, the role being assumed by the captain. In 1971, the SRU appointed the first coach as "adviser to the captain". He was Bill Dickinson, a lecturer at Jordanhill College, and his contribution to Scottish rugby in the 1970s was immense. Nairn McEwan took the reins in 1977 for three years before the team was led by Jim Telfer in 1980. Apart from 1985-1988 when they were coached by Derrick Grant, Scotland was coached by either Telfer or Ian McGeechan until 2003 when the Australian Matt Williams was appointed. Scotland have appointed only one other foreign coach to lead the national side, the other being the incumbent Andy Robinson, an Englishman. Robinson took the reins in 2009 after Frank Hadden stepped down. Robinson was no stranger to Scottish rugby as, like his predecessor Hadden, had been the head coach of Edinburgh Rugby and joint coach of Scotland A before being promoted to his current position.
| Name | Tenure | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dickinson | 1971–1977 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 52 |
| Nairn McEwan | 1977–1980 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| Jim Telfer | 1980–1984 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 52 |
| Colin Telfer | 1984-1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Grant | 1985–1988 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 43 |
| Ian McGeechan | 1988–1993 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 58 |
| Jim Telfer | 1994–1999 | 53 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 40 |
| Ian McGeechan | 2000–2003 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 42 |
| Matt Williams | 2003–2005 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 18 |
| Frank Hadden | 2005–2009 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 39 |
| Andy Robinson | 2009 – 2012 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 42.9 |
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