John baxter actor
Rob Baxter
England international rugby union player & RU administrator
Rugby player
Robert Edward John BaxterOBE (born 10 March ) is the Director of Rugby[2] of English Premiershiprugby 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]
Playing career
As a player Baxter played lock for Exeter Rugby Club for 14 years and served as the club's captain for 10 years.[6]
Coaching career
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 On 7 May 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 /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 that Baxter would join the England coaching team for the summer tour to Argentina and Uruguay.[9]
In the / season, Baxter led the Exeter Chiefs to win the English Premiership for the first time in their history by beating Wasps in the final
In the / season, Baxter led the Exeter Chiefs to win the European Rugby Champions Cup for the first time, beating Racing 92 at Ashton Gate, Bristol in the final Just one week later, he led the Chiefs to victory in the English Premiership for a second time, beating Wasps again at Twickenham in the final , and secured a historic English and European Cup double for Exeter Chiefs.
John baxter biography Baxter has lived in Britain and the United States as well as in his native Sydney. He has lived in Paris since , where he is married to film-maker Marie-Dominique Montel. They have one daughter. He began writing science fiction in the early s for New Worlds , Science Fantasy and other British magazines. He has written a number of short stories and novels in that genre and a book about science fiction in the movies, as well as editing collections of Australian science fiction.Baxter was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours for services to rugby union.[10][11]
Personal life
Baxter is married to Jo and has two children, Jack and Annie. They live in Exeter, Devon. In , he received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Exeter.[12]