Louise Baxter (née Munn, born 30 September 1983) is a Scottish

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defender, who also plays in midfield. She has made 114 appearances for the Women's National Team. She was born 8 in

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, attending Bell Baxter High School in

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. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2003. She played in two Commonwealth Games tournaments:

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and Dehli. She retired from international competitions in 2011 after deciding to concentrate on her career in

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. She has played club hockey for Bell Baxter FP, Dunfermline Ladies, Grange Edinburgh, Bonagrass Grove and Grove Menzieshill. Baxter taught physical education at St George's School in

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before becoming Head of Physical Education at

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in 2010. She later moved to the

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, where she taught physical education and also held a guidance role.

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* * 1983 births Living people Scottish female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games People from Newport-on-Tay Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Scotland 21st-century Scottish sportswomen {{Scotland-fieldhockey-bio-stub