Paddy Coupar (born 26 June 1986) is a former Scottish professional

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footballer who played for the

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in the

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. He previously played for

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as a . He is a current

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international.

Background

Coupar was born in Blairgowrie, Scotland.

Career

For the

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Couper, playing for the

, was the only Scottish player not selected under the

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International

Coupar was capped 9 times for

References

External links

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Workington profile
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lasttackle.com profile
1986 births Living people People from Blairgowrie and Rattray Edinburgh Eagles players Rugby league players from Perth and Kinross Rugby league second-rows Rugby union players from Perth and Kinross Scottish rugby league players Scottish rugby union players Scotland national rugby league team players Workington Town players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub