Lewis Baxter
{{Short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Lewis Baxter
| fullname = Lewis Baxter
| image =
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|6|1}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|order=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|91|kg|stlb|order=flip}}
| position = {{rlp|SR|PR}}
| club1 = St Helens
| year1start = 2022
| year1end = 23
| appearances1 = 3
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = {{nowrap|→Swinton Lions}}
| year2start = 2023{{small|(DR)}}
| year2end =
| appearances2 = 0
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 0
| club3 = {{nowrap|→North Wales Crusaders}}
| year3start = 2023{{small|(loan)}}
| year3end =
| appearances3 = 0
| tries3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 0
| club4 = Leigh Leopards
| year4start = 2024
| year4end =
| appearances4 = 2
| tries4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 0
| club5 = {{nowrap|→Whitehaven RLFC}}
| year5start = 2024{{small|(loan)}}
| year5end =
| appearances5 = 0
| tries5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| fieldgoals5 = 0
| points5 = 0
| club6 = {{nowrap|→ Doncaster RLFC}}
| year6start = 2024{{small|(loan)}}
| year6end =
| appearances6 = 0
| tries6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| fieldgoals6 = 0
| points6 = 0
| club7 = {{nowrap|Oldham RLFC}}
| year7start = 2025
| year7end = present
| appearances7 = 0
| tries7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| fieldgoals7 = 0
| points7 = 0
| retired = no
| updated = 24 October 2024
| source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lewis-baxter/summary.html Rugby League Project]{{Rugby league records |id=10953 |title=Lewis Baxter |access-date=4 November 2024}}
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Lewis Baxter (born 1 June 2002) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} or {{rlp|pr}} for Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship.
Playing Career
=St Helens=
Baxter made his first team début for Saints (Heritage No. 1274) in April 2022 against the Castleford Tigers.{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-30-st-helens-10-tired-tigers-good-enough-to-see-off-youthful-champions-3665460|title=Castleford 30 St Helens 10 - Tired Tigers good enough to see off youthful champions|website=Yorkshire Post|accessdate=19 September 2022}}
On 21 September 2023, it was announced that Baxter would be departing St Helens at the end of the 2023 Super League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/st-helens-confirm-11-departures-including-overseas-star-will-hopoate/|title=St Helens confirm 11 departures, including overseas star Will Hopoate|website=Love Rugby League|date=21 Sep 2023}}
=Leigh Leopards=
On 14 October 2023 it was confirmed that he would be joining Leigh for the 2024 season on a one-year deal.{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=14 Oct 2023|title=Leigh Leopards make another addition to pack for 2024 with released St Helens starlet joining Adrian Lam’s men|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/leigh-leopards-make-another-addition-to-pack-for-2024-with-released-st-helens-starlet-joining-adrian-lams-men}}
=Whitehaven RLFC (loan)=
On 12 July 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven RLFC in the RFL Championship on two-weeks short-term loan.{{cite web|website=Leigh Leopards|date=|accessdate=12 Jul 2024|title=LEWIS BAXTER JOINS WHITEHAVEN RLFC ON LOAN|url=https://leighleopards.co.uk/lewis-baxter-joins-whitehaven-rlfc-on-loan/}}
=Doncaster RLFC (loan)=
On 3 August 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL Championship on loan.{{cite web|website=Doncaster RLFC|date=3 Aug 2024|accessdate=24 Oct 2024|title=Lewis Baxter on his move to Doncaster RLFC|url=https://www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk/article/1855/interview-%7C-lewis-baxter-on-his-move-to-doncaster-rlfc}}
=Oldham RLFC=
On 24 October 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship on a one-year deal.{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=24 Oct 2024|author=Ben Olawumi|title=Championship new boys swoop to sign Leigh Leopards forward|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/championship-new-boys-swoop-to-sign-leigh-leopards-forward}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.saintsrlfc.com/teams/first-team/lewis-baxter/ St Helens profile]
- [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=16843 Saints Heritage Society profile]
{{Oldham RLFC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Lewis}}
Category:Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Leigh Leopards players
Category:North Wales Crusaders players
Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:St Helens R.F.C. players
Category:Swinton Lions players
Category:Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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