Blair Baxter (born 27 February 1980) is a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

coach. He currently is an assistant coach with the China women's sevens team. He was previously the head coach of Matatū in the

Super Rugby Aupiki Super Rugby Aupiki is a professional women's rugby union club competition in New Zealand. Its inaugural season was held in March 2022. It is a steppingstone between the Farah Palmer Cup and the New Zealand women's national rugby union team, Black ...

competition, and

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...

in the

Farah Palmer Cup The Farah Palmer Cup (formerly known as Women's Provincial Championship until 2016), is the highest level domestic women's rugby union competition in New Zealand and is named after the former Black Ferns captain, Farah Palmer. This contest is hel ...

competition.

Coaching career

In 2019, Baxter was the assistant coach of Canterbury's under-19 team when they won the

Jock Hobbs Michael James Bowie Hobbs (15 February 1960 – 13 March 2012), generally known as Jock Hobbs, was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. A Flanker (rugby union), flanker, he played for Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Canter ...

Memorial National Tournament. He was appointed as Canterbury's head coach in 2020 and helped guide them to win the Farah Palmer Cup that year. Baxter was appointed the head coach of the South Island women’s team, Matatū, that competed in the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition in 2022. He concluded his tenure with Matatū on a high note after winning the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. In 2023, He had an eight-month coaching stint as an assistant coach with the China women's sevens team which ended on November 30. He later accepted the role as Assistant Coach of the China women’s 7’s side, in their quest for qualification for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Blair Living people 1980 births New Zealand rugby union coaches