Vern Cotter

Vern Cotter
	Cotter in 2010
Birth name	Vernon Anthony Cotter
Date of birth	27 January 1962
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Jeremy Cotter (brother)
Occupation(s)	Rugby Coach
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	No. 8
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1980–1990; 1990–1994; 1994–1996; 1996–1997; 1997–1998; 1998–1999	Counties Manukau; Rumilly; FC Lourdes; Saint-Junien; FC Lourdes; U.S. Castelnau-Madiran
Coaching career
Years	Team
2000–2004; 2005–2006; 2006–2014; 2014–2017; 2017; 2017–2019 ; 2020–2023 ; 2024-	Bay of Plenty; Crusaders (Forwards coach); Clermont Auvergne; Scotland; Barbarians; Montpellier; Fiji; Blues
	Correct as of 2 February 2023

Vernon Anthony Cotter (born 27 January 1962) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, who was most recently the head coach of the Fiji national team. He started his coaching career at Bay of Plenty including winning the Ranfurly shield fof the first time in the union’s history He was part of the coaching staff for the successful Crusaders side between 2005 and 2006 winning 2 titles, before coaching in France with Clermont Auvergne between 2006 and 2014 coaching them to 6 finals and 2 titles including their first ever bouclier du Brennus coached the Scotland national team from 2014, including a quarter final at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and left his role in May 2017 as his contract was not extended by the Scottish Rugby Union. In January 2020 Cotter was appointed coach of Fiji, but resigned in January 2023. He is currently coaching the Auckland Blues

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