Corban Baxter (''

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'' McGregor; born 10 April 1994) is an Australian international

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footballer who plays as a , or for the

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in the

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. She last played for the

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in the

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and is an Australia and

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representative.

Background & Personal Life

Baxter was born in

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, New Zealand, and has

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ancestry. She moved to Australia with her family at the age of 3. Baxter has a son, who was born when she was aged 16, and has announced she is expecting another child in January 2023.

Playing career

In 2015, Baxter began playing

for the Helensburgh Tigers. That year, she made her debut for

in a 4-all draw with

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. On 6 May 2016, she made her Test debut for Australia, starting at in a 16–26 loss to

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. On 2 December 2017, Baxter started at in Australia's 23–16 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup Final win over New Zealand. In June 2018, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships. On 17 June 2018, she signed for the

team. On 22 June 2018, during the inaugural Women's State of Origin, Baxter suffered a shoulder injury, ruling her out of the entire 2018 NRL Women's season. In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Baxter made her debut for the Roosters in their 12–16 loss to the

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. In October 2019, she represented Australia at the

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, where they lost to New Zealand in the finals. On 22 February 2020, she represented the Māori All Stars in their 4–10 loss to the Indigenous All Stars. On 25 October 2020, she started at and captained the Roosters in their 10–20

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loss to the

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. On 20 February 2021, she captained the Māori All Stars in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars. On 27 June 2022, Corban Baxter announced that due to pregnancy, she had missed the 2022 State of Origin match, and would miss the 2022 NRL Women's season (held from August to early October) and the

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(in November 2022).

References

External links

Sydney Roosters profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Corban 1994 births Living people New Zealand Māori rugby league players Australian female rugby league players Australia women's national rugby league team players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players