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Eric Paxton

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Eric Paxton
Birth nameRobert Eric Paxton
Date of birth (1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 67)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 / Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Kelso ()
1986 Co-Optimists ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1981-82 Scotland 'B' 2
1982 Scotland 2 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
1996-97 Border Reivers
1997- Biggar

Eric Paxton (born 4 April 1957) is a former Scotland national team international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Paxton played for Kelso. He played for them in two championship winning sides.[2]

He captained the Co-Optimists in 1986 when they played in the Hong Kong Sevens.[3]

Provincial career

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He played for South of Scotland District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]

International career

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He was capped by Scotland 'B' twice, the first time on 7 March 1981 against France 'B'. Scotland 'B' won the match 18-4.[5] M

He was capped twice by the full senior Scotland side, both times in 1982. He played against Ireland at Lansdowne Rd, and Australia at the Sydney Cricket ground.[6][7]

Coaching career

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He was the head coach of the Border Reivers when the Scottish game turned professional in 1996.[8]

He took over as head coach of Biggar in 1997.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Eric Paxton". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19901005/189/0017 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19860225/298/0014 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19881231/205/0031 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Eric Paxton - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19820707/282/0016 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19961223/337/0018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004935/19980527/077/0078 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)