Richard Andrew Robinson OBE (born 3 April 1964) is an English rugby union coach and retired player.
Born in Taunton, Somerset, Robinson made his England debut against Australia on 12 June 1988, and gained eight caps, playing his last match on 18 November 1995 against South Africa.
In November 2006, it was confirmed that Robinson would remain head coach with the position reviewed after the two tests against South Africa.
In his first season as coach, he guided Edinburgh to the highest ever finish by a Scottish side at that time[5] in the Celtic League (joint 3rd), despite numerous international players leaving the previous summer for more lucrative contracts in England and France.
The following season (2008–09) Edinburgh leap-frogged Leinster and the Ospreys on the final day of the competition to finish runners-up behind Munster.
Although his time as Scotland coach included a 2–0 series win in Argentina and home wins over Australia and South Africa – the latter advancing Scotland to a record sixth place in the world rankings – his stint ended after a string of disappointing results, culminating in defeat by Tonga on 24 November 2012 which was followed a day later by his resignation.