Rob Baxter

Rob Baxter
Birth name Robert Baxter
Date of birth (1971-03-10) 10 March 1971
Place of birth Tavistock, Devon, England
School St Thomas High School
Notable relative(s) Richard Baxter (brother)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Director of Rugby
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)


 Exeter Chiefs
Gloucester
Exeter Chiefs

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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

1998–2004		 England
Barbarians
4
(5)
Teams coached
Years Team
2009– Exeter Chiefs (Director of Rugby)

Rob Baxter (born 10 March 1971) is the director of rugby[2] of Gallagher Premiership rugby team Exeter Chiefs. He previously played for the club for 14 years, 10 of them as captain.[3] Baxter has also both captained[4] and coached the Barbarians.[5]

As a player Baxter played for Exeter for 14 years and served as the club's captain for 10 years.[6] Following his retirement he moved into coaching the University of Exeter side while acting as a forwards coach for the Chiefs. Rob Baxter was appointed to the position of acting coach head coach of Exeter Chiefs following the sacking of former coach Pete Drewett in March 2009. On 7 May 2009 it was announced that Baxter will be taking over the position of Head Coach of the Exeter Chiefs.[7] In Baxter's first season as coach, he led the team to promotion from the RFU Championship to the Premiership.[8] Baxter's efforts in establishing Exeter as a strong Premiership side were recognised when he won the 2011/12 Director of the Year award at the Aviva Premiership awards, having also been nominated for the honour the previous season.[6]

It was announced on 26 March 2013 that Baxter would join the England coaching team for the summer tour to Argentina and Uruguay.[9]

In the 2016/2017 season, Baxter lead the Exeter Chiefs to win the English Premiership for the first time in their history by beating Wasps in the final 23 - 20.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Cotton, Matt. "Rob Baxter hails "incredible" Richard Baxter". SportsMole. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rob Baxter & Exeter Chiefs coaching staff sign three-year contracts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rob Baxter profile". ESPN Scrum.
  4. ↑ "Rob The Barbarian". Exeter Chiefs press release. 10 June 2004.
  5. ↑ "BARBARIANS LAUNCH ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE DOCKYARD GATE AT PLYMOUTH". The RFU. 27 October 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Rob Baxter Profile". ESPN Scrum.
  7. ↑ "Baxter named as Chiefs head coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  8. ↑ Brendan, Gallagher (27 May 2010). "Rob Baxter's coaching masterstroke augurs well for Exeter Chiefs". Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "Rob Baxter and Paul Gustard to coach England in Argentina". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs". Wikipedia. 2017-11-18.


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