Harry Paterson (born 28 June 2001) is a Scottish professional

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player who plays as a fullback for

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club

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and the Scotland national team.

Club career

Educated at

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, Paterson signed for

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in June 2020. He made his

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debut in Round 4 of the

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against .

International career

Paterson made his international debut for Scotland 7s at the Singapore International 7s competition in April 2022, making 1 appearance. He made his second appearance at the Vancouver International 7s the following week. After a string of strong performances early in the 2023/24 season, Paterson earned his first call-up to the

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squad for the

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. Paterson made his international debut for

against France in the

, having been called up to start when

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’s wife went into labour on match day. After the match, which Scotland lost 16-20, Scotland Head Coach

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hailed Paterson's first appearance ‘one of the best debuts I’ve ever seen’.

References

External links

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