Andy Robinson resigns at Scotland head coach following 21-15 loss to Tonga The 48-year-old had been expected to take time to consider his options and discuss his future with Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Mark Dodson, but the scale of Saturday's humiliation was such that he had no option but to go. Pressure has mounted on Robinson over the past year after he became the first coach to fail to guide Scotland through to the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup and then guided the side to their first Six Nations whitewash since 2004. A corner seemed to have been turned when the Scots won all three of their summer tour tests, against Australia Fiji and Samoa, but another clean sweep of defeats over the past few weeks - they lost to New Zealand and South Africa in the build-up to the Tonga game - made Robinson's position untenable. "It's been a privilege to be the Head Coach of Scotland," said Robinson in his resignation statement. I'd like to thank the fans, players, coaches and staff for all their support over the years. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the players and the coaches in the last few years. I believe I have left the team in a better position than when I took over and have great confidence in the players and the coaches for the future. I am very disappointed by our recent results but I have belief in the players to develop into a winning team. Robinson was part of Sir Clive Woodward's coaching team when England won the World Cup in 2003. He subsequently took over as head coach of England, but was ousted from that role in 206. Dodson said: "I have passed onto Andy Scottish Rugby's thanks for his hard work and commitment during his term as national coach. Andy is an outstanding leader and a fine coach and we wish him well.