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Chris Paterson won 109 caps for his country and no other Scotsman has scored more Test points than his 809. There were four World Cups, individual accolades and team achievements along the way, but when people ask about his fondest memories, his mind always drifts back to the 2003 quarter-final against Australia in Brisbane.
Scotland lost and the now 45-year-old got whacked in the head by a stray ball in the warm-up, but something about the overall context of the night and the occasion lives with him until this day.
“You’re playing at a World Cup, against the home nation, on a warm night at an incredible stadium [the Suncorp]. You know it might be your last chance to play alongside some of your heroes

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