James Baxter (8 June 1870 – 5 July 1940) was an English rugby union player and manager.[4]

Baxter was also a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics for sailing in the 12-metre class.[5]

In 1927, he was president of the Rugby Football Union. He managed the British and Irish Lions tour to Argentina in 1927 and the 1930 tour to New Zealand and Australia.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Baxter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bim Baxter". ESPNscrum.
  3. ^ W. W. Wakefield, H. P. Marshall (2013) [1928] Rugger – The History, Theory and Practice of Rugby Football: The History, Theory and Practice of Rugby Football. Read Books. ISBN 1447486536. p. 422
  4. ^ "James Baxter". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2018.



Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baxter_(sportsman)
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