Robinson agrees three-year deal to coach Edinburgh

LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Robinson, the former England coach, has signed a three-year contract with Edinburgh, the Scottish club said on Monday.

Robinson, who also had a successful spell as player and coach with Bath, stood down as England coach last November after a disappointing sequence of results.

"This is a major coup for Edinburgh and Scottish rugby in general," Gordon McKie, chief executive of Scottish Rugby, said on the club's Web site (www.edinburghrugby.org).

"Andy Robinson's arrival is a clear sign of our very serious intent to build Edinburgh Rugby into a major force in professional rugby."

The highlight of Robinson's coaching career was helping England to the 2003 World Cup as assistant to coach Clive Woodward.

"My career in rugby has always thrived on challenge and I was instantly attracted to the challenge of taking Edinburgh Rugby forward to the next level," Robinson said.