As a player, Baxter was Exeter's captain for 10 years during his 14-year playing career.
After his retirement, he took on a coaching role at the University of Exeter while balancing a role as a forwards coach for the .
The same year, his leading skills were recognised and he was given the head coach role, leading the Chiefs to a promotion from the RFU Championship to the Premiership.
In 2011, he won the Director of the Year award at the Premiership awards.
March 2013 saw Baxter join the England coaching team for the summer tour to Argentina and Uruguay.
In the 2016/2017 season, he led the Exeter Chiefs to win the English Premiership for the first time in their history by beating Wasps in the final 23 - 20.
He was then appointed onto the Exeter Rugby Club board in 2018.
In December 2020, Baxter was given an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list after masterminding a domestic and European double the previous season, a decade after the Chiefs secured promotion into the English top flight for the first time.
(LS December 31, 2020)
Career
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Exeter Chiefs Head Coach |
2009 - 2019 |
