Eric Paxton

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Eric Paxton
BornRobert Eric Paxton
(1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 68)
Rugby union career
Position No. 8 / Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Kelso
1986 Co-Optimists
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- South of Scotland District
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1981-82 Scotland 'B' 2
1982 Scotland 2 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
1996-97 Border Reivers
1997- Biggar

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

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

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

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

International career

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

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

  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)