Playing career Amateur career Paterson started playing
rugby union in Northern Ireland. He played for
Malone RFC in Belfast. On moving to Scotland, Paterson then turned out for
Dundee HSFP. His playing career highlight was captaining the Scottish University team against the English University team. Scotland won the match. He made his Celtic League debut in 2006 when Cardiff Blues played Connacht on 18 November. He refereed his first
1872 Cup match on 26 December 2008. He won the SRU Referee of the Season in 2010-11.
International career He made his representative debut in 2007 when Czech Republic played Spain. ==Outside of rugby==