Richard Baxter (rugby union)

For other people named Richard Baxter, see Richard Baxter (disambiguation).

Richard Baxter

Born	Richard Baxter (1978-06-23) 23 June 1978 (age 47) Exeter, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb) [1]
Notable relative	Rob Baxter (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Number 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2013 Exeter Chiefs 431 (630) International career Years Team Apps (Points) England U21 2002–2003 Barbarians 3 (0)

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 RFU Championship and Aviva Premiership. He made his first-team debut for Exeter Chiefs 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, 431 games and 126 tries for Exeter. ^[2]

Richard is the younger brother of Chiefs coach Rob Baxter. ^[3]

References

1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Exeter Chiefs". Aviva Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
2. "Baxter to retire from rugby". Planet Rugby. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
3. Cotton, Matt. "Rob Baxter hails "incredible" Richard Baxter". SportsMole. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

External links

• Exeter Profile