Al Baxter

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Al Baxter
Personal information
Full name	Alastair Baxter
Date of birth	21 January 1977 (1977-01-21) (age 31)
Place of birth	Canberra
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
School	Shore
College	Sydney University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Super Rugby		Caps	(points)
2000 -	NSW Waratahs	72	(0)


National team(s)
2003 -	Australian Wallabies	51	(5)

Al Baxter (born January 21, 1977) is an Australian rugby union player and is one of the current Wallaby props. He has been a fixture of the team since the 2003 Rugby World Cup and also plays for the Waratahs in the Super 14. His Wallaby debut was against the All Blacks during the 2003 Bledisloe Cup.

He recently earned his 50th test cap against Canada during the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He becomes only the second Australian prop to reach the milestone along with current NSW Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie. Many leading rugby commentators believe Baxter was largely responsible for the disappointing scrum performances in Australia's World Cup campaign.

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v • d • e NSW Waratahs - 2008 Super 14 season

Forwards	Baxter • Caldwell • Dennis • Dunning • Elsom • Freier • Kepu • Lyons • Mowen • Mumm • Palu • Polota-Nau • Robinson, Beau • Robinson, Benn • Tilse • Vickerman • Waugh (c)

Backs	Batger • Beale • Burgess • Carraro • Carter • Halangahu • Harris • Horne • Jacobs • Mafi • Norton-Knight • Sheehan • Tahu • Tuqiri • Turner • Valentine

Coach	McKenzie

v • d • e Australia squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Baxter • Freier • Hardman • Elsom • Shepherdson • Dunning • Palu • McMeniman • Lyons • Moore • Hoiles • Smith • Sharpe • Vickerman • Chisholm • Waugh (vc) • Holmes

Backs	Cordingley • Barnes • Giteau • Gregan (vc) • Ashley-Cooper • Larkham • Latham • Mortlock (c) • Huxley • Gerrard • Mitchell • Staniforth • Tuqiri

Coach	Connolly

v • d • e Australia squad - 2003 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Baxter • Cannon • Cockbain • Croft • Darwin • Dunning • Giffin • Harrison • Lyons • Paul • Roe • Smith • Sharpe • Vickerman • Young • Waugh (vc)

Backs	Burke • Flatley • Giteau • Gregan (c) • Grey • Larkham • Latham • Mortlock • Roff • Rogers • Sailor • Turinui • Tuqiri • Whitaker

Coach	Jones