 Baxter in New Zealand in 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | James Baxter (1870-06-08)8 June 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 4 July 1940(1940-07-04) (aged 70) Rock Ferry, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1908 London | 12 metre |
James Baxter (8 June 1870 – 5 July 1940) was an Englishrugby union player and manager.[4]
Baxter was also a crew member of the British boatMouchette, which won asilver medal at the1908 Summer Olympics forsailing in the12-metre class.[5]
In 1927, he was president of theRugby Football Union. He managed theBritish and Irish Lions tour to Argentina in1927 and the1930 tour to New Zealand and Australia.
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