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Nick Baxter is an
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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 ...
player who has represented England Students,
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and the
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. He is the leading try scorer in
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rugby, scoring his 150th try for
Pertemps Bees There have been three rugby clubs, each one a separate legal entity, that have borne the ‘Birmingham & Solihull’ name: ◆ Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Football Club Ltd ('the first club'), founded in 1989 -as an industrial and provident ...
versus
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in April 2006. He was a member of the
England Sevens The England national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. England's best finish in the Sevens Series is second place, which they have achieved four times, most recently i ...
team in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur
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. Nick has currently played for three different National league sides;
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,
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and
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playing most of his career in the
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. At the end of the 05/06 season Nick Baxter left
Pertemps Bees There have been three rugby clubs, each one a separate legal entity, that have borne the ‘Birmingham & Solihull’ name: ◆ Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Football Club Ltd ('the first club'), founded in 1989 -as an industrial and provident ...
to join
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club
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.


Club Rugby

Baxter started playing his club rugby for
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before moving to
Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top division of domestic ...
. Whilst also playing for the mighty University of Derby. He then signed for
Pertemps Bees There have been three rugby clubs, each one a separate legal entity, that have borne the ‘Birmingham & Solihull’ name: ◆ Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Football Club Ltd ('the first club'), founded in 1989 -as an industrial and provident ...
before moving to
National Division 2 National Division 2 is the fourth tier of rugby league in France, below the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The Division is split into 5 regional leagues, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees, Aquitaine, Ile de France ...
side
Stourbridge Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The ...
at the end of the 05/06 season. He then returned to
Kings Norton Kings Norton, alternatively King's Norton, is an area of Birmingham, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Worcestershire, it was also a Birmingham City Council ward (politics), ward within the Government of Birmingham, Engl ...
on a casual basis while concentrating on his career. He was the first player to score 100 national league tries and currently the only player to score 150 national league tries. In 2005 he received the Rugby Writers' Union Services to Rugby Award. (Previous recipients include Sir Clive Woodward and Keith Wood.)


International Rugby

Baxter has represented England at Sevens level, competing in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur
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He has also played on several occasions for the
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.


The future

Nick has since retired from all rugby.


References

* http://www.stourbridge-rugby.com * http://www.beesrugby.com * http://www.wrfc.co.uk * https://web.archive.org/web/20051203042929/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Sevens_Home/StoryTypeId/34 Barbarian F.C. players Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players English rugby union players Living people Stourbridge R.F.C. players Worcester Warriors players Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub