Mike Blair

Michael Robert Leighton Blair (born 20 April 1981) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former professional player. He is currently assistant coach of the Kobe Steelers and attack coach for the New Zealand national team. He was previously the head coach of Edinburgh, and was an assistant coach with Glasgow Warriors and then an assistant coach of the Scotland national team. He played at scrum-half for Glasgow Warriors, Newcastle Falcons, CA Brive and Edinburgh Rugby. He represented the Scotland national side 85 times, a record for a scrum half, as well as touring with the British & Irish Lions in 2009. He retired from playing on 21 April 2016 aged 35. He was the first Scottish player to be nominated for the IRB World Player of the Year award. He was inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame in October 2025. Blair started his coaching career at Glasgow Warriors, before his appointment as Scotland attack coach. He was acting head coach for Scotland's summer tour in 2021 before being appointed as head coach of Edinburgh Rugby. He stepped down from this role to focus on attack and skills coaching. He accepted the role of attack coach at Kobe Steelers in 2023 working alongside head coach Dave Rennie. In March 2026, he became attack coach of New Zealand, again working with Rennie.

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