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Birth name | Christopher Douglas Paterson[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 12 st 8 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Galashiels Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby ambassador and coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Douglas Paterson, MBE (born 30 March 1978) is an ambassador and specialist coach for the Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams. He is a former professional rugby union player who played for Scotland and, for the most part of his career, Edinburgh. Paterson is Scotland's record points scorer with 809 points and second most-capped player with 109 caps. He was capable of playing in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half.
Paterson retired from international rugby in December 2011 and as a professional player in May 2012.