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Eric Paxton (born 4 April 1957) is a former Scotland national team international rugby union player. [1]
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]
He played for South of Scotland District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. [4]
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]
He was the head coach of the Border Reivers when the Scottish game turned professional in 1996. [8]
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