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. When he finished his career in 1988, Paxton was Scotland's most capped No. 8 with 36 caps.
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." ==Coaching career==