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12 September 1965 (age 59)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kawakawa,_New_Zealand" title="Kawakawa, New Zealand">Kawakawa</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Coaching career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">Years</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> Team</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2003–2004</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> (asst. coach)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2004–2007</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Blues_(Super_Rugby)" title="Blues (Super Rugby)">Blues</a> (asst. coach)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2007–2010</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Clermont</a> (asst. coach)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2010–2013</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2013–2019</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2022–2023</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Blues_(Super_Rugby)" title="Blues (Super Rugby)">Blues</a> (asst. coach)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2022–2023</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> (selector, coach)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2024–present</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> Josef Schmidt <a href="/wiki/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_in_Ireland" title="Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland">HonFRCSI</a><a href="#cite_note-rcsi.com-1">[1]</a> (born 12 September 1965) is a New Zealand <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> coach, who is the current head coach of the Australian <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Wallabies</a>. Schmidt coached <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Rugby_Union" title="Bay of Plenty Rugby Union">Bay of Plenty</a>, and was an assistant coach with the <a href="/wiki/Blues_(Super_Rugby)" title="Blues (Super Rugby)">Blues</a> and <a href="/wiki/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Clermont Auvergne</a>. He joined <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> as head coach in 2010, and brought unprecedented success to the province, reaching six finals and winning four trophies in three years. He was then head coach of <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> from 2013 to 2019. In six years under his leadership, Ireland won three <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championships</a>, including a <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)" title="Grand Slam (rugby union)">Grand Slam</a> in 2018. Ireland were ranked number 1 in the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">World Rugby Rankings</a> for the first time in their history in 2019, and recorded their first-ever wins over <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a>. After leaving Ireland, he served as the attack coach for the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">All Blacks</a> from 2022 to 2023. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career">edit</a>]</div> Schmidt was born in <a href="/wiki/Kawakawa,_New_Zealand" title="Kawakawa, New Zealand">Kawakawa</a>, Northland, New Zealand, and brought up in Woodville near Palmerston North.<a href="#cite_note-New_Zealand_Herald-2">[2]</a> He went to <a href="/wiki/Tararua_College" title="Tararua College">Tararua College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pahiatua" title="Pahiatua">Pahiatua</a>. After training as a <a href="/wiki/School_teacher" class="mw-redirect" title="School teacher">school teacher</a>, Schmidt played rugby in New Zealand, including 29 games in the provincial championship for <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_Rugby_Union" title="Manawatu Rugby Union">Manawatu</a>. In 1991, during a gap year, Schmidt travelled to Ireland with his wife Kellie to take up an offer by <a href="/wiki/Foras_%C3%81iseanna_Saothair" title="Foras Áiseanna Saothair">Foras Áiseanna Saothair</a> (FÁS) to coach the underage teams (called the minis) of <a href="/wiki/Mullingar_RFC" title="Mullingar RFC">Mullingar RFC</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Midlands">Midlands region</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> and he also played amateur rugby in the Irish lower leagues.<a href="#cite_note-Stuff8611193-4">[4]</a> He then returned to New Zealand to take up a teaching position. He taught English and/or coached at <a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North_Boys%27_High_School" title="Palmerston North Boys' High School">Palmerston North Boys' High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Napier_Boys%27_High_School" title="Napier Boys' High School">Napier Boys' High School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tauranga_Boys%27_College" title="Tauranga Boys' College">Tauranga Boys' College</a>, where he was deputy principal. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coaching career">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand_provincial_rugby">New Zealand provincial rugby</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New Zealand provincial rugby">edit</a>]</div> Schmidt took up the option to coach <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Schools_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Schools rugby union team">New Zealand Schools</a>, before leaving teaching to coach <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Rugby_Union" title="Bay of Plenty Rugby Union">Bay of Plenty</a> from 2003 to 2004. While at the Steamers he won the <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a> defeating <a href="/wiki/Auckland_representative_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland representative rugby union team">Auckland</a> on 15 August 2004. The Steamers had one successful defence of the title before losing to <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Canterbury Rugby Football Union">Canterbury</a>. Schmidt joined the <a href="/wiki/Blues_(Super_Rugby)" title="Blues (Super Rugby)">Blues</a> as assistant coach from 2004 to 2007 where, in his final year, they were knocked out in the semi-final. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clermont_Auvergne">Clermont Auvergne</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Clermont Auvergne">edit</a>]</div> Schmidt moved to Europe and joined <a href="/wiki/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Clermont Auvergne</a> in 2007 as backs coach under <a href="/wiki/Vern_Cotter" title="Vern Cotter">Vern Cotter</a> who he had previously worked with in Auckland. The side finished <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a> runners-up twice in 2008 & 2009. In 2010 the side finally won the competition, after 11 appearances in the final. In Europe, Clermont made less of an impact in the competition than in the Top 14. Between 2007 and 2009, Clermont failed to progress past the group stages, but during the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Heineken_Cup" title="2009–10 Heineken Cup">2009–10 Heineken Cup</a>, Schmidt's last season with Clermont, Clermont advanced to the quarter-finals, but lost to Leinster 29–28. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leinster">Leinster</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Leinster">edit</a>]</div> Schmidt took over as <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> head coach from <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cheika" title="Michael Cheika">Michael Cheika</a> for the 2010–11 season.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> Under his leadership Leinster won the <a href="/wiki/2011_Heineken_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Heineken Cup Final">2011 Heineken Cup</a>, after beating <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> 33–22,<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> and lost to Munster in the <a href="/wiki/Pro14" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro14">Celtic League</a> Grand Final in May 2011. In the 2011–2012 season, he coached Leinster to a second <a href="/wiki/Pro14" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro14">Pro12</a> final, losing to the Ospreys 31–30, and led the team to the <a href="/wiki/2012_Heineken_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Heineken Cup Final">2012 Heineken Cup Final</a>, where Leinster retained their title beating Ulster 42–14.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> In his final year in charge, he coached Leinster to win the <a href="/wiki/Amlin_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Amlin Challenge Cup">Amlin Challenge Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pro14" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro14">Pro12</a> titles, beating <a href="/wiki/Stade_Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Stade Français">Stade Français</a> 34–13 and Ulster 24–18 respectively. He ended his Leinster tenure with an overall record of 77 wins from 99 matches, which included a 75% win rate in the Pro 12 and an 85% win rate in Europe. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland_national_team">Ireland national team</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ireland national team">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013–2015">2013–2015</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2013–2015">edit</a>]</div> The IRFU announced on 29 April 2013 that Schmidt would leave his position as Leinster coach to take over the <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> coaching position left vacant by <a href="/wiki/Declan_Kidney" title="Declan Kidney">Declan Kidney</a>. Schmidt's first contract would run until the end of the 2015–16 season.<a href="#cite_note-Stuff8611193-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-RTÉ387463-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> His first game in charge of Ireland was against <a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a> on 9 November 2013 - Ireland won the match 40–9<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> The following week, Ireland were convincingly beaten by <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a>, losing 32–15. However, on 24 November, Ireland had a 19–0 lead against <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> but went on to lose by 24–22 after <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Cruden" title="Aaron Cruden">Aaron Cruden</a> scored an overtime conversion for New Zealand.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> On 15 March 2014, Schmidt's Ireland side defeated France in Paris 22–20 to lift the <a href="/wiki/2014_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2014 Six Nations Championship">2014 Six Nations Championship</a> title, his first silverware with the nation. His only loss was to England at Twickenham 13–10. In June 2014, Ireland claimed their first ever test series win over Argentina during their <a href="/wiki/2014_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="2014 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina">2014 Argentine test series</a>. The first test, marked Ireland's first ever win over Argentina on Argentine soil, winning 29–17. In November 2014 during the <a href="/wiki/2014_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals">end-of-year rugby union internationals</a>, Ireland defeated <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Georgia national rugby union team">Georgia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> to move to third in the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">World Rugby Rankings</a>.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> In December 2014, Schmidt was named as the <a href="/wiki/Philips_Sports_Manager_of_the_Year" title="Philips Sports Manager of the Year">Philips Sports Manager of the Year</a> and named as the manager of the Year at the <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_Sports_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="RTÉ Sports Manager of the Year Award">2014 RTÉ Sports awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> On 1 March 2015, Ireland won their tenth test match in a row after a 19–9 win against England in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2015 Six Nations Championship">2015 Six Nations Championship</a>, equalling an Irish record set in 2003.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> That run came to an end in the next match on 15 March when Ireland lost 23–16 against <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a>, a defeat that ended Ireland's hopes of winning the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)" title="Grand Slam (rugby union)">Grand Slam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> During the final week of the 2015 Six Nations, Ireland, England, France and Wales were all in the chance to claim the title. With Wales' 61–20 win over Italy in the first fixture of the week, not only could France not claim the title, Ireland needed to beat <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> by more than 21 points to knock Wales out of the equation and keep their chance of retaining the title alive - Ireland later recorded a 40–10 victory. The final match saw England and France play at Twickenham, and England needed to beat France by 27 points or more to claim the title. However, England only won by 20 points, 55–35, which saw Ireland claim their title for a second consecutive year.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> On 22 July 2015, Schmidt extended his contract with Ireland until 2017.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> He became an Irish citizen on 2 September 2015.<a href="#cite_note-Irish_Times-25">[25]</a> Ireland opened their <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a> campaign on 19 September with a 50–7 win against <a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_union_team" title="Canada national rugby union team">Canada</a>, and followed that up a week later with a 44–10 win against <a href="/wiki/Romania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Romania national rugby union team">Romania</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> In their third match of the World Cup they faced <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a>, and won the game 16–9 to book their place in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">quarter-finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> In their final match of the World Cup pool stage they faced <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a>, and won the game 24–9 to top pool D.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> On 18 October 2015, Ireland lost by 43–20 to <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">Quarter-finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016–2019">2016–2019</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2016–2019">edit</a>]</div> Ireland finished in third place in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2016 Six Nations Championship">2016 Six Nations Championship</a> with two wins against Italy (58–15) and Scotland (35–25), a draw against Wales (16–16) and two losses to France (10–9) and England (21–10). In June 2016, Schmidt led Ireland to their first ever away victory over South Africa when the Irish won the first test of their <a href="/wiki/2016_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">tour of South Africa</a> 26–20. This was despite playing with only 14 players on the field for more than 50 minutes of the game when <a href="/wiki/CJ_Stander" title="CJ Stander">CJ Stander</a> was red-carded in the 22nd minute. In the second test, Ireland led South Africa 19–3 at half time, but 29 unanswered points in the second half saw South Africa draw level in the series. The final test saw South Africa clinch the series, with a 19–13 win over the Irish. On 24 October 2016, Schmidt signed a new contract with the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Irish Rugby Football Union</a> to continue as Ireland head coach until the end of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a>.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> On 5 November 2016, in Ireland's first match of the <a href="/wiki/2016_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals">Autumn Internationals</a>, Ireland defeated New Zealand for the very first time in a test match, winning 40–29.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> The following week, they defeated Canada in Dublin 52–21, before playing New Zealand again, on this occasion, losing 21–9. On 26 November, Ireland completed a rare triple-win, defeating Australia 27–24, to become the first team since England in 2003, to beat Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in a single year.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby</a> offered Schmidt a coaching position within the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand set-up</a> by replacing <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Smith_(rugby_union)" title="Wayne Smith (rugby union)">Wayne Smith</a> and thereby offering him a path of becoming the future New Zealand Head Coach following the departure of their current head coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Hansen" title="Steve Hansen">Steve Hansen</a>, however, he rejected this offer and signed a two-year extension to stay with Ireland up to the conclusion of Ireland's participation in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2017_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2017 Six Nations Championship">2017 Six Nations Championship</a>, Ireland ended England's 18-match unbeaten run when they defeated them in Dublin 13–9 in the final week of the Championship, which secured Ireland a second-place finish. This came despite a first round loss to Scotland 27–22 and a 22–9 loss to Wales in Cardiff. Schmidt later led a depleted Ireland team on a victorious <a href="/wiki/2017_mid-year_rugby_union_internationals" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 mid-year rugby union internationals">June tour</a> winning all three games convincingly; 55–19 win over the <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national rugby union team">United States</a> followed by a <a href="/wiki/2017_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan" title="2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan">2–0 series win</a> over <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a>, winning 50–22 and 35–13. During the <a href="/wiki/2017_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2017 Autumn Internationals</a>, Ireland won all three games, against South Africa (38–3) a record victory, <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a> (23–20), and Argentina (28–19) to move up to third in the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">World Rugby Rankings</a>.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> On March 10, 2018, Ireland claimed the <a href="/wiki/2018_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2018 Six Nations Championship">2018 Six Nations Championship</a> with a round to go, and rose to second place in the world rankings. This came, following victories over France (15–13), Italy (56–19), Wales (37–27) and Scotland (28–8). Their Championship was complete with a 24–15 victory over England, their first since 2010 at Twickenham, in the final round to claim their first Grand Slam since 2009.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> In June 2018, he led his side to a <a href="/wiki/2018_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">2–1 series</a> victory over Australia, their first series win in Australia since <a href="/wiki/1979_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">1979</a>. On 17 November 2018, in the <a href="/wiki/2018_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals">end-of-year internationals</a>, Ireland beat New Zealand for the second time (and the first time on Irish soil).<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Following this victory, speculation was rife that Schmidt would not renew his contract as Ireland's head coach and that he would put his family first and return to New Zealand.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> On 25 November 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> Awards which were hosted in Monaco, Joe Schmidt was awarded the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Coach_of_the_Year" title="World Rugby Coach of the Year">World Rugby Coach of the Year</a>. He is only the second Irish Rugby Football Union coach to receive the award (the first Irish Rugby Football Union Coach to win it was <a href="/wiki/Declan_Kidney" title="Declan Kidney">Declan Kidney</a> back in 2009). He was not present at the ceremony and Ireland Rugby Vice-Captain <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a> accepted the award on Schmidt's behalf.<a href="#cite_note-world.rugby-42">[42]</a> At the same awards, Ireland was awarded <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Team_of_the_Year" title="World Rugby Team of the Year">World Rugby Team of the Year</a> and Irish <a href="/wiki/Fly-half" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly-half">fly-half</a> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a> walked away with <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Player of the Year">World Rugby Player of the Year</a>.<a href="#cite_note-world.rugby-42">[42]</a> On 26 November 2018 Schmidt announced his retirement from coaching after the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a>. He began his final year as Ireland coach with a 32–20 loss to <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> on 2 February in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2019 Six Nations Championship">2019 Six Nations Championship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> This was Ireland's first home loss since 2016, and their first loss to England at the Aviva Stadium since 2013. Ireland returned to winning ways against <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> the following week, winning 22–13 before back to back wins over <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> and <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> and defeat away to Grand Slam winning <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> on 16 March to finish in third place in the championship.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> Schmidt guided Ireland to World number 1 in the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">World Rugby Rankings</a> for the first time in their history when his Irish teams defeated Wales back-to-back, home and away, in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_warm-up_matches" title="2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches">2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches</a>.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a>, Ireland began with a 27–3 win against Scotland on 22 September before losing to <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a> a week later 19–12 in the <a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_Stadium" title="Shizuoka Stadium">Shizuoka Stadium</a>.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> Wins over <a href="/wiki/Russia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Russia national rugby union team">Russia</a> by 35-0 and <a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a> by 47-5 set up a <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2019 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">quarter-final</a> against <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> on 19 October.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> In Schmidt's last game in charge, New Zealand won 46–14 to eliminate Ireland from the World Cup at the quarter-final stage.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> Schmidt later analysed that not prioritising the 2019 Six Nations Championship ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup subsequently resulted in Ireland underperforming in the Rugby World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Former Ireland defence coach <a href="/wiki/Andy_Farrell" title="Andy Farrell">Andy Farrell</a> became the new head coach of the Irish team in January 2020.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ireland_head_coaching_record_by_opponent">Ireland head coaching record by opponent</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ireland head coaching record by opponent">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Played </th> <th>Won </th> <th>Drew </th> <th>Lost </th> <th>Win ratio (%) </th> <th>Points for </th> <th>Points against </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">080% </td> <td>156 </td> <td>130 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">067% </td> <td>120 </td> <td>134 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_union_team" title="Canada national rugby union team">Canada</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>102 </td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">038% </td> <td>124 </td> <td>177 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>23 </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">086% </td> <td>133 </td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Georgia national rugby union team">Georgia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>49 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>374 </td> <td>96 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">067% </td> <td>85 </td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center">040% </td> <td>101 </td> <td>129 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Romania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Romania national rugby union team">Romania</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>44 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Russia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Russia national rugby union team">Russia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>35 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">060% </td> <td>132 </td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>87 </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">088% </td> <td>230 </td> <td>114 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national rugby union team">United States</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100% </td> <td>112 </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center">050% </td> <td>197 </td> <td>180 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">76 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">55 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">20 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">072.37% </td> <th>2104 </th> <th>1282 </th></tr></tbody></table> Updated as of 19 October 2019 <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technical_advisor_and_World_Rugby">Technical advisor and World Rugby</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Technical advisor and World Rugby">edit</a>]</div> In February 2020, Schmidt worked with the <a href="/wiki/Spain_national_rugby_union_team" title="Spain national rugby union team">Spanish national team</a> for a day in advance of their <a href="/wiki/2020_Rugby_Europe_Championship#Week_2" title="2020 Rugby Europe Championship">Rugby Europe Championship match</a> with <a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Georgia national rugby union team">Georgia</a> and he was due to co-coach the <a href="/wiki/Classic_All_Blacks" title="Classic All Blacks">Classic All Blacks</a> team in their match against Spain in May 2020.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> However, the match was cancelled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> Schmidt was appointed <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a>'s director of rugby and high performance in October 2020, a newly created position that included responsibility on issues related to player welfare, training and education.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Schmidt resigned a year later from this position to spend more time with his family in New Zealand.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_New_Zealand">Return to New Zealand</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Return to New Zealand">edit</a>]</div> Schmidt returned to the <a href="/wiki/Blues_(Super_Rugby)" title="Blues (Super Rugby)">Blues</a>, joining the coaching staff in a part-time supportive role to <a href="/wiki/Leon_MacDonald" title="Leon MacDonald">Leon MacDonald</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2022_Super_Rugby_Pacific_season" title="2022 Super Rugby Pacific season">2022 Super Rugby Pacific season</a>, following the departure of <a href="/wiki/Tana_Umaga" title="Tana Umaga">Tana Umaga</a>.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> He was cited as being the main influence behind the Blues' appearance in their first Super Rugby final since 2003. They were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Crusaders_(rugby_union)" title="Crusaders (rugby union)">Crusaders</a> 21-7 at <a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> to finish the season as runners-up.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand_national_team">New Zealand national team</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: New Zealand national team">edit</a>]</div> In late 2021, it was announced that Schmidt would take up the position of selector for the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand national team</a> following <a href="/wiki/2022_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand">the tour by Ireland to New Zealand in 2022</a>.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> Following failed <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> tests for New Zealand head coach <a href="/wiki/Ian_Foster_(rugby_union)" title="Ian Foster (rugby union)">Ian Foster</a> and his assistants <a href="/wiki/John_Plumtree" title="John Plumtree">John Plumtree</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_McLeod_(rugby_union)" title="Scott McLeod (rugby union)">Scott McLeod</a>, Schmidt was called in to coach New Zealand ahead of their first test against Ireland.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> New Zealand won the first test 42-19, but went on to lose the final two tests (12-23 and 22-32), earning Ireland their first test victories on New Zealand soil and first <a href="/wiki/2022_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand">series</a> victory over New Zealand.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> On August 17, 2022, it was announced that Schmidt would become an integral part of the All Blacks' coaching setup, assuming the role of attack coach.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> He was credited as being the influential force behind New Zealand winning the <a href="/wiki/2022_Rugby_Championship" title="2022 Rugby Championship">2022 Rugby Championship</a> <a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia_national_team">Australia national team</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Australia national team">edit</a>]</div> On 19 January 2024, Schmidt was appointed the new coach of Australia on a two-year contract, replacing <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby_union)" title="Eddie Jones (rugby union)">Eddie Jones</a>.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> He becomes the third New Zealander to serve as head coach of Australia after <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Deans" title="Robbie Deans">Robbie Deans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rennie" title="Dave Rennie">Dave Rennie</a>.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> He officially commenced his duties on 1 March 2024.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> Schmidt coached his first match as coach of Australia on 6 July 2024 against <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a>, which saw Australia winning 25-16.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Honours">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: International">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Philips_Sports_Manager_of_the_Year" title="Philips Sports Manager of the Year">Philips Sports Manager of the Year</a> <ul><li>Winner: 2014, 2018</li></ul></li> <li>Manager of the Year - <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_Sport" title="RTÉ Sport">RTÉ Sports awards</a> <ul><li>Winner: 2014</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Coach_of_the_Year" title="World Rugby Coach of the Year">World Rugby Coach of the Year</a> <ul><li>Winner: 2018</li></ul></li></ul> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_Honours">Club Honours</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Club Honours">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Rugby_Union" title="Bay of Plenty Rugby Union">Bay of Plenty</a> (as assistant coach) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a> <ul><li>Winner: 2004 (1 successful defence)</li></ul></li></ul> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> <ul><li>Winner: 2011, 2012</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro14" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro14">Pro12</a> <ul><li>Winner: 2013</li> <li>Runners-up: 2011, 2012</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Challenge Cup">European Challenge Cup</a> <ul><li>Winners: 2013</li></ul></li></ul> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style=""> Clermont Auvergne (as assistant coach) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a> <ul><li>Winner: 2010</li> <li>Runners-up: 2008, 2009</li></ul></li></ul> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_approach">Coaching approach</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Coaching approach">edit</a>]</div> Known for his attention to detail, his knowledge of the game of rugby and his "sharp tactical brain",<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> Schmidt has built a reputation as a fierce operator with one of the best rugby brains in the world.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> Schmidt is known for analysing his opposition closely, for short, sharp[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify">clarification needed</a>] training sessions, and for simple game strategies based on pressure, territory, intelligent defence with aggressive line speed, and rehearsed attacking plays. He also sometimes limits offloading if he feels his side will not win the collisions.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> On 2 September 2015, Schmidt was granted <a href="/wiki/Irish_nationality_law" title="Irish nationality law">Irish citizenship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> His son Luke was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of four and Schmidt has become involved with <a href="/wiki/Epilepsy_Ireland" title="Epilepsy Ireland">Epilepsy Ireland</a>. In recognition of Schmidt's high-profile advocacy for epilepsy services, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (HonFRCSI) in May 2019.<a href="#cite_note-rcsi.com-1">[1]</a> Schmidt missed the preparations for the 2019 <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_warm-up_matches#10_August" title="2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches">Rugby World Cup warm-up match</a> with <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> in Dublin to be by the bedside of his mother as she died.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> He later said at a press conference in Japan, when asked of his future plans after the World Cup, "we'll probably stay in Ireland for some time. We've become pretty settled there" and "A big motivator for me to get back [to New Zealand] was family and unfortunately we lost our mum recently."<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> However, Schmidt moved with his family back to New Zealand in 2020, as he explained in the best interests of his youngest son Luke, who was struggling with his epilepsy under the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland">COVID-19 lockdown restrictions</a> imposed by the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Government">Irish Government</a>.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-rcsi.com-1">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rcsi.com_1-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-rcsi.com_1-1">b</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2019/05/rugby-legend-joe-schmidt-awarded-honorary-fellowship-from-rcsi">"Rugby legend Joe Schmidt awarded Honorary Fellowship from RCSI"</a>. www.rcsi.com. 23 May 2019. 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