Paddy Coupar
{{short description|Former Scotland international rugby league footballer}}
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Paddy Coupar (born 26 June 1986) is a former Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played for the Edinburgh Eagles in the Rugby League Conference Scotland Division. He previously played for Workington Town as a {{rlp|sr}}. He represented Scotland at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
Background
Coupar was born in Blairgowrie, Scotland.
Career
For the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Couper, playing for the Edinburgh Eagles, was the only Scottish player not selected under the grandparent rule.{{cite news
| last = Roberts
| first = Chris
| title = Scotland side for Rugby League of Nations has one home-bred Scot
| work = Scottish Daily Record
|location=Glasgow
| date = 25 October 2008
| url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/rugby-news/2008/10/25/ey-up-lad-it-s-the-scotland-side-with-one-scot-86908-20837470/
| access-date = 21 November 2009}}
International
Coupar was capped 9 times for Scotland{{cite web|url=http://www.lebrl.com/report.php?m_id=299|title=Match Report|publisher=The Official Website of Lebanese Rugby League|date=1 November 2009|access-date=2 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225101419/http://www.lebrl.com/report.php?m_id=299|archive-date=25 February 2012}}
References
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External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20100518224846/http://www.townrlfc.com/fullsquad.php?subaction=showfull&id=1234165136&archive=&start_from=&ucat=49& Workington profile]
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20111002161711/http://www.lasttackle.com/_profile.php?id=785 lasttackle.com profile]
{{Scotland 2008 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
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Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:Dumfries Saints players
Category:Edinburgh Eagles players
Category:People from Blairgowrie and Rattray
Category:Rugby league players from Perth and Kinross
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Rugby union players from Perth and Kinross
Category:Scotland national rugby league team players
Category:Scottish rugby league players
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Workington Town players
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