He knew when his game was up.
Chris Paterson finally hung the boots up for good this weekend from all rugby.
A Scottish newspaper had an excellent opinion piece on when it the timing is right for sportsmen to retire.
(Timing for Retirement in Sport article)
For Scotland's most capped male international rugby player, this weekend was the appropriate time to finish.
Scott Hastings, at the time Scotland's most capped player, can be remembered for hiding behind the rugby posts when being called off in his final professional game for the Edinburgh Reivers, but as this archive article (Curtain Call for Great Scott) shows there may be some disappointment, but then he has since also found a media profile since finishing.
So Chris Paterson, forever known as 'Mossy', managed to sign off as a professional player with a try & a smile as he left the field against Treviso in the RabodirectPro12 League. His contribution to international rugby was recognised in our personal blog that has been the most read article published.
Chris Paterson retires from internationals Blog
The final words are fittingly his own: he was quoted in a newspaper article last week and concluded:
“On the whole, I’ve had a fantastic career, and one I’m really proud of. And the further I get from retirement I’ll probably look back on it even more fondly. At the moment I’m still involved with it. I’ve got a week left and I’ll commit myself to it entirely until half-nine on Saturday, then hopefully walk off with a big smile on my face and look forward to things in the future.”
I can confirm he did walk from the adoring masses within the Supporters' Club with a broad grin amid the smart phones & cameras. And into the future whatever that holds.
Here are a collection of images from his career that the BBC have placed on their website in recognition of his career: C D Paterson in pictures
Chris Paterson finally hung the boots up for good this weekend from all rugby.
A Scottish newspaper had an excellent opinion piece on when it the timing is right for sportsmen to retire.
(Timing for Retirement in Sport article)
Scott Hastings, at the time Scotland's most capped player, can be remembered for hiding behind the rugby posts when being called off in his final professional game for the Edinburgh Reivers, but as this archive article (Curtain Call for Great Scott) shows there may be some disappointment, but then he has since also found a media profile since finishing.
So Chris Paterson, forever known as 'Mossy', managed to sign off as a professional player with a try & a smile as he left the field against Treviso in the RabodirectPro12 League. His contribution to international rugby was recognised in our personal blog that has been the most read article published.
Chris Paterson retires from internationals Blog
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| Chris Paterson directing from the back in his last match |
“On the whole, I’ve had a fantastic career, and one I’m really proud of. And the further I get from retirement I’ll probably look back on it even more fondly. At the moment I’m still involved with it. I’ve got a week left and I’ll commit myself to it entirely until half-nine on Saturday, then hopefully walk off with a big smile on my face and look forward to things in the future.”
I can confirm he did walk from the adoring masses within the Supporters' Club with a broad grin amid the smart phones & cameras. And into the future whatever that holds.
Here are a collection of images from his career that the BBC have placed on their website in recognition of his career: C D Paterson in pictures
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