Iain Paxton
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| Birth name | Iain Angus McLeod Paxton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 December 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Iain Angus McLeod Paxton (born 29 December 1957) is a Scottish former rugby union player. He won 36 caps for Scotland at number eight and lock between 1981 and 1988, scoring a total of five tries.[1] He also won four caps for the British Lions against New Zealand in 1983.
Selkirk
Paxton's old playing club was Selkirk.
Scotland
Paxton made his Scotland debut against New Zealand All Blacks on the 1981 tour and later that year he helped Scotland to a memorable 24-15 win over Australia at Murrayfield. He was also a key figure in Scotland’s 1984 Grand Slam winning side, playing in all matches, relegating John Beattie to the bench.[1]
When he finished his career in 1988, Paxton was Scotland's most capped No. 8 with 36 caps.[1]
British Lions
Paxton was a member of the 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand and played in all four internationals for the Lions.
Playing attributes
Richard Bath writes of him that:
- "Against Wales in particular, Paxton was in superb form, scoring one of the greatest tries ever scored at Cardiff Arms Park as Scotland beat Wales at home for the first time since 1962."[1]