Chris Paterson
Chris Paterson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom on March 30th, 1978 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 46, Chris Paterson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Christopher Douglas Paterson, MBE, (born 30 March 1978 in Edinburgh), is an ambassador and specialist coach for Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams.
He played for Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland, for the most part of his career.
Paterson is Scotland's highest point scorer with 809 points and second most-capped player with 109 caps.
He can play in a variety of positions, including fullback, wing, and fly-half. In December 2011, Paterson officially retired from international rugby and as a professional player in May 2012.
Early career
Paterson began his rugby career with Gala, the best being a solo effort that triumphed Gala in the 1999 Scottish Cup at Murrayfield. Paterson turned professional by signing for Glasgow, where he appeared in only two games before deciding on Edinburgh Rugby. He dropped out of Edinburgh's University of Edinburgh, where he was studying to become a PE teacher.
International career
Paterson made his first appearance for Scotland against Spain in the 1999 Rugby World Cup as a fullback. This was his first appearance at the 1999 World Cup for the first time. Scotland advanced to the quarter finals before losing 30–18 to New Zealand.
Paterson scored his first points for Scotland during Paterson's next appearance in the 2000 Six Nations Championship game against France, converting two goals and a conversion. During the 2000 tour of New Zealand, Paterson scored his first Scotland try during the 48-14 loss at Eden Park, Auckland.
Paterson became a fixture in Scotland's team over the years. His consistent play for club and country earned him a spot in Scotland's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad.
During Scotland's 32–11 victory over Japan, Paterson scored two tries and kicked a conversion and a penalty. During a 39–15 victory, Paterson scored 19 points, including a try, in the next game against the United States. Paterson appeared in the following victories and losses against Fiji and France to help Scotland prepare for the quarter-finals. Scotland defeated Australia 33–16 at Lang Park, Brisbane, in the 2003 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.
Paterson was named team's player of the tournament after scoring 71 points during the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
During Scotland's historic 101–8 victory over Japan at McDiarmid Park in Perth, he defeated Andy Irvine to become Scotland's second highest points scorer, behind Gavin Hastings. He scored 40 points (three attempts, 11 conversions, and one penalty). In a test match, a Scottish player has a record number of points.
He was the youngest, and lightest, Scottish player to earn 50 caps against South Africa two weeks later, aged 26, and weighing in at 78 kilograms.
In the 18–13 victory over Italy, Paterson tied the scoring record set by Gavin Hastings for one game of six points converted. Paterson was the full back of the 2005 Six Nations Championship on the BBC.
Paterson's omission from Clive Woodward's squad for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand shocked many observers and followers alike, owing to his remarkably consistent running and elusive running from full-back during the 2005 Six Nations Championship, particularly in the Calcutta Cup game. Woodward's concern that he relied too much on his England team, who had triumphed in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, fuelled rumors that he had depended too much on him. Woodward's 2005 Lions were ultimately dissatisfied with the test series 3–0.
Paterson was a member of the 2006 Six Nations Championship's resurgent Scotland team, winning over France, England, and Italy to finish third in the table. This is Scotland's best finish since the 5 Nations were incorporated as the 6 Nations in 2000, with the addition of Italy in 2000.
When Jason White was hospitalized, Paterson was captain during the 2007 Six Nations Championships.
Paterson was selected in Scotland's 2007 Rugby World Cup squad. This is his third World Cup appearance. In the quarter final stage losing 19-13 to Argentina at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Scotland's previous two generations in 1999 and 2003 were identical. Paterson appeared in all five of Scotland's games, scoring 46 points. Paterson had an outstanding kick on the final stage group game against Italy, a game in which Scotland had lost by a home loss at the previous Six Nations): with a flawless 6 out of 6 kicks performance, he gained qualification.
Paterson earned his 83rd cap for Scotland against Wales on February 9, 2008, beating the record of Gregor Townsend for a Scottish back. Scotland then went on to lose this match.
He earned his 88th cap over Scotland's appearance record in Scotland's 26-14 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires on June 14th. Paterson scored winning points in Scotland's historic 9-8 victory during the 2009 Autumn International against Australia. This was Scotland's first victory over Australia in 27 years.
Paterson earned his 99th cap in Scotland's opening 2010 Six Nations Championship match against France on February 7th.
Paterson became the first Scottish player to reach 100 caps for Scotland when he played against Wales on Saturday 13 February 2010. Paterson was terribly injured in the game and suffering a fractured kidney, which required him to miss the remainder of the season. Rory Lamont sustained critical ligament injury in the same game as his season, and Thom Evans sustained a potentially lethal neck injury in a collision with Lee Byrne. Evans had to pull out of rugby at the age of 25 due to his injury.
Paterson scored his 101st cap against South Africa, 21–17, with Murrayfield coming on for the final 8 minutes later that year. He was one of three players in the Scotland team that beat South Africa in 2002, along with Nikki Walker and Nathan Hines.
Paterson, the 23rd man in the squad, attended the 2011 Six Nations Championships, but played no part. Paterson was called to the starting 15 for Scotland's poor loss to Wales in the second game of the tournament. He justified his selection in these three matches by scoring 31 points with the boot, as the England Fullback seemed to score. This helped keep Scotland alive until the last few minutes, but they eventually lost 22–16. During Scotland's 21–8 victory over Italy over the following week, he made an almost identical try-saving tackle against Luke McLean. Paterson became the fifth player to score more than 400 points in the Five/Six Nations Tournament's history.
Paterson was a member of Team of the Championships during the 2011 Six Nations Championship, contributing to several rugby journalists' 'Team of the Championship'.
Paterson was selected in Scotland's 2011 Rugby World Cup squad on August 22, 2011, marking the start of the country's third Rugby World Cup squad.
In Scotland's first game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Paterson scored 14 points in the 34-24 victory over Romania.
Scotland defeated Georgia Paterson 15–6 in Scotland's second pool game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, a substitution appearance in the 70th minute but one shy of Doddie Weir's record of 14 World Cup appearances.
Doddie Weir's record of 14 appearances scoring a penalty stood out in Scotland's third pool game against Argentina.
In what turned out to be Chris Paterson's 109th and final appearance in Pool B's ultimate game against England in Auckland, Scotland, you will need victory to progress to the quarter-final stage. England won by 16-12, with Chris Ashton scoring a last-minute effort to knock Scotland out of the pool stage for the first time. With 15 points, he tied for the most Scotland World Cup appearances, and Scotland's record was pushed to 809.
Paterson announced his retirement from international rugby in December 2011; at the time, he held some of Scotland's most notable career records. His 109 caps were more than 20 clear over second-placed Scott Murray, who was second in second; his 96 starts were also the most in Scotland history. He was Scotland's mostcapped player until Ross Ford overtook him in 2017. Paterson was also involved in more losses (65) than any other Scotland internationalist. Despite not being a regular kicker until after he had amassed 26 caps, he resigned as Scotland's all-time leader in points (809), conversions (86), and penalties (140). His versatility was perhaps the most notable feature of his Scotland career; he retired as one of Scotland's three top cap-winners at two separate times. Paterson's 49 caps on the wing were third to Kenny Logan (63) and Sean Lamont (52); his 43 caps as a fullback were also third, this time to Gavin Hastings (61) and Andy Irvine (47). In addition,, he has the most caps of any player from the Home Unions (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) who did not participate in a Test with the British and Irish Lions.
Paterson will fill the role of both a coach and ambassador with the Scottish Rugby Union in May 2012.