repteam weight birth_place height sponsor relatives position article_title birth_date clubnumber currentclub name
england u21 barbarians 108 kg stlb on exeter , england 1.93 m ftin on james townsend & sons rob baxter -lrb- brother -rrb- number 8 richard baxter -lrb- rugby union -rrb-
 23 june 1978 8 exeter chiefs richard baxter
richard baxter -lrb- rugby union -rrb-

richard baxter -lrb- born 23 june 1978 -rrb- is a retired rugby union player who played his entire professional career for his local club , exeter chiefs in the aviva premiership .
he made his first team debut for exeter against fylde on 11 october 1997 .
his position of choice is number 8 .
he announced his retirement on 2 may 2013 after playing 16 seasons for exeter in which he amassed an amazing 431 games and scored a total of 126 tries for exeter .
richard is the younger brother of chiefs coach rob baxter .
