CHRIS IS MOFF THE HOOK; EDINBURGH 19 LEINSTER 21.EDINBURGH supremo su·pre·mo n. pl. su·pre·mos Chiefly British One who is highest in authority or command, as of an organization. [Spanish and Italian, supreme, supremo, from Latin Rob Moffat refused to blame marksman Chris Paterson Chris "Mossy" Paterson (born March 30 1978 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a fullback, wing or fly-half who plays for Gloucester and Scotland. Chris recently earned his 64th cap for Scotland, and served as captain of the Scotland team in the 2007 Six for the last-gasp defeat by Heineken Cup champions Leinster. Scotland's most capped player (left) was off target with the final kick of the game as he attempted to snatch the glory but Moffat refused to target his talisman. He said: "It was not Chris's fault. The problem was we gave away two or three silly penalties earlier on which took the initiative away from us. "We're disappointed. We played more rugby than Leinster but they're better at slowing the game down." Rookie stand-off Fergus McFadden banged over six penalties as Gunners lost their unbeaten Magners League record. With Edinburgh struggling to turn good possession into points Paterson and McFadden swapped penalties for much of the clash. The Scot hit a total of four and Ben Cairns chipped in with a try for Gunners. McFadden was in superb form though and his haul, along with a Jonny Sexton sex·ton n. An employee or officer of a church who is responsible for the care and upkeep of church property and sometimes for ringing bells and digging graves. drop goal, was enough for Leinster. Paterson's chance to win it arrived at the death but his effort dropped short. |
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