Edinburgh
From 2000-2002 Paterson played in the Scottish/Welsh League, the predecessor to the competition now known as Pro12 (prior to the addition of Irish teams). He was part of the Edinburgh squad that reached the Heineken Cup quarter finals in 2003/2004. For seven years he was a mainstay of the Edinburgh squad. With the ongoing dispute between the SRU and then Edinburgh Rugby owner Bob Carruthers over the refusal to release Edinburgh players for a pre 2007 World Cup training camp, Paterson left Edinburgh for Gloucester by mutual consent. On 24 July 2007 Paterson signed a 3 year contract with Gloucester.
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