Richard Baxter (rugby union)
For other people named Richard Baxter, see Richard Baxter (disambiguation).
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| Date of birth | 23 June 1978 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) [1] | ||||||
| Relatives | Rob Baxter (brother) | ||||||
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| Position(s) | Number 8 | ||||||
| Current club | Exeter Chiefs | ||||||
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Richard Baxter (born 23 June 1978) is a retired Rugby Union player who played his entire professional career for his local club, Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He made his first team debut for Exeter against Fylde on 11 October 1997. His position of choice is Number 8.
He announced his retirement on 2 May 2013 after playing 16 seasons for Exeter in which he amassed an amazing 431 games and scored a total of 126 tries for Exeter.[2]
Richard is the younger brother of Chiefs coach Rob Baxter.[3]
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ↑ "Baxter to retire from rugby". Planetrugby.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ Cotton, Matt. "Rob Baxter hails "incredible" Richard Baxter". Sportsmole. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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