Colin Patterson (born 3 March 1955)[1] is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1980 with the British and Irish Lions[2] and at the time played club rugby for Instonians. His son Johnny captained the Regent House Grammar School side that reached the Ulster Schools Cup final in 2008.
| Birth name | Colin Stewart Patterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 March 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb; 159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patterson studied law at Bristol and played for English Universities and British Universities. He rejoined Instonians on his return to Ireland and was selected for Ulster and capped by Ireland B in 1977 before winning his first full cap for Ireland against New Zealand in 1978. He won eleven senior caps and scored five tries for Ireland. His career came to a premature end when he suffered a serious knee injury playing against Griqualand West during the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, after having been scrum-half in the first three internationals against South Africa.[3]