{{Short description|Australia international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Corban Baxter |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = Corban McGregor<br>{{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|10}} |birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand |height = {{convert|173|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|78|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|CE|FB|FE}} |club1 = {{nowrap|Sydney Roosters}} |year1start = 2019 |year1end = 25 |appearances1 = 30 |tries1 = 10 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 40 |teamA = {{nowrap|New South Wales}} |yearAstart = 2015 |yearAend = 24 |appearancesA = 8 |triesA = 1 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 4 |teamB = Australia |yearBstart = 2016 |yearBend = 19 |appearancesB = 8 |triesB = 3 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 12 |teamC = Women's All Stars |yearCstart = 2016 |yearCend = |appearancesC = 1 |triesC = 0 |goalsC = 0 |fieldgoalsC = 0 |pointsC = 0 |teamD = Australia 9s |yearDstart = 2019 |yearDend = |appearancesD = 4 |triesD = 4 |goalsD = 0 |fieldgoalsD = 0 |pointsD = 18 |teamE = Māori All Stars |yearEstart = 2020 |yearEend = 21 |appearancesE = 2 |triesE = 0 |goalsE = 0 |fieldgoalsE = 0 |pointsE = 0 |retired = |source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/corban-mcgregor/summary.html RLP] |updated = 6 November 2020 }}
'''Corban Baxter''' (''née'' '''McGregor'''; born 10 April 1994) is an Australian international rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|fb}}, {{rlp|ce}} or {{rlp|fe}} for the [https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/corban-baxter/ Sydney Roosters] in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Corban is an Australia and New South Wales representative.
==Background and personal life== Baxter was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and has Māori ancestry. She moved to Australia with her family at the age of 3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/01/mcgregor-embraces-opportunity-to-wear-maori-jersey/|title=McGregor embraces opportunity to wear Maori jersey|date=1 February 2020|website=NRL}}</ref> Baxter has a son, who was born when she was aged 16, and has announced she is expecting another child in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-27 |title='God had other plans': Baby joy for Roosters captain Baxter |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/06/28/god-had-other-plans-baby-joy-for-roosters-captain-baxter/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref>
==Playing career== In 2015, Baxter began playing rugby league for the Helensburgh Tigers. That year, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 4-all draw with Queensland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/07/07/womens-origins--corban-mcgregor/|title=Women's Origins - Corban McGregor|date=7 July 2020|website=NSWRL}}</ref>
On 6 May 2016, she made her Test debut for Australia, starting at {{rlp|ce}} in a 16–26 loss to New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/3888209/foliaki-a-fixture-in-jillaroos-side-all-roads-lead-to-newcastle-for-vanessa/|title=Foliaki a fixture in Jillaroos side|date=5 May 2016|website=Central Western Daily}}</ref>
On 2 December 2017, Baxter started at {{rlp|ce}} in Australia's 23–16 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup final win over New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/womens-sport/jillaroos-star-corban-mcgregor-to-shine-for-son/news-story/9c1cf12cd972c97691d2285bf4f89767|title=Jillaroos star Corban McGregor to shine for son|date=26 October 2017|website=The Courier Mail}}</ref>
In June 2018, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/29/womens-national-championships-the-perfect-origin-appetiser/|title=Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser|date=29 May 2018|website=NRL}}</ref> On 17 June 2018, she signed for the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2018/06/17/roosters-announce-nrlw-marquee-signings/|title=Roosters Announce NRLW Marquee Signings|date=17 June 2018|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/01/30/mcgregor-determined-to-make-2019-her-best-yet/|title=McGregor determined to make 2019 her best yet|date=30 January 2019|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref>
In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Baxter made her debut for the Roosters in their 12–16 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/09/14/nrlw-late-mail--round-1/|title=NRLW Late Mail - Round 1|date=14 September 2019|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref> In October 2019, she represented Australia at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s, where they lost to New Zealand in the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/10/mcgregor-back-in-green-and-gold-for-world-cup-nines/|title=McGregor back in green and gold for World Cup Nines|date=10 October 2019|website=NRL}}</ref>
On 22 February 2020, she represented the Māori All Stars in their 4–10 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2020/01/28/four-sharks-named-for-all-stars/|title=Four Sharks named for All Stars|date=28 January 2020|website=Cronulla Sharks}}</ref>
On 25 October 2020, she started at {{rlp|ce}} and captained the Roosters in their 10–20 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-grand-final-2020-team-lists-penrith-panthers-melbourne-storm-team-lists-rugby-league/1nthsaqjajvzz1j3firly8ptxp|title=NRL and NRLW Grand Final team lists|date=25 October 2020|website=Sporting News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/11/corban-mcgregor-named-captain/|title=Corban McGregor named Roosters captain|date=10 February 2020|website=NRL}}</ref>
On 20 February 2021, she captained the Māori All Stars in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/02/14/womens-all-stars-preview-new-look-teams-have-plenty-of-talent/|title=McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams|date=20 February 2021|website=NRL}}</ref>
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 World Cup (in November 2022).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/06/28/god-had-other-plans-baby-joy-for-roosters-captain-baxter/|title=God had other plans: Baby joy for Roosters captain Baxter|last=Newton|first=Alicia|date=28 Jun 2022|website=NRL|access-date=28 Jun 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/corban-mcgregor Sydney Roosters profile]
{{Sydney Roosters women's squad}} {{Sydney Roosters squad - 2021 NRLW premiers}} {{Australian 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup Squad}}
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