About Ashleigh Baxter
Born 1991. Ashleigh Baxter is an Irish rugby union player and rugby sevens player.
Ashleigh Orchard (née Baxter) (born 21 December 1991) is an Irish female rugby union player and coach. She has made 87 appearances for Ireland Sevens in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, and represented Ireland at the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2014 and 2017.
She began playing tag rugby before she joined a club in Lisburn; As of 2014, she played for Belfast Harlequins. For the 2022–23 season, she joined the Ulster Women's coaching team, and took a player-coach role at Cooke RFC. She was named Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year in the 2022 Ulster Rugby Awards. She represented Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Who is Ashleigh Baxter?
Irish rugby union player
When was Ashleigh Baxter born?
Ashleigh Baxter was born on 21 December 1991 in Belfast.
What is Ashleigh Baxter's occupation?
Ashleigh Baxter is a rugby union player and rugby sevens player.
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Ashleigh Baxter is Irish.
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