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CHRIS PATERSON admits the ravages of rugby have caught up with him as he prepares to quit playing.

Scotland’s most capped star and top points scorer makes his final appearance for Edinburgh this weekend.

And Paterson is looking forward to the prospect of not aching all over.

The man they call Mossy last night said: “It takes a lot of time to make a decision such as this but I’m comfortable with it. Since my international retirement my body has been sore, I have taken a few knocks and have not had a sustained period of training.

“That has meant I haven’t been playing much – my body has been telling me ‘enough is enough’.”

Paterson, right, will hang up his boots after the Pro12 clash with Treviso at Murrayfield but it will not be his final farewell to the Gunners.

Club chiefs have taken him on in a non-playing role, the details of which will be revealed soon.

The 109-times capped Paterson said: “I have always said I wanted to go out playing as well as I can. Now I am ready to move on, I have an exciting future ahead within Scottish rugby.

“I am just delighted to focus on this weekend’s game. It will be tinged with sadness because I love playing rugby.

“But the main feeling is happiness because I have achieved more than I thought I would. I’ve had such a great time – 14 years of love for my job.”

Also making their last Gunners appearances will be Paterson’s former Scotland team-mates Mikey Blair, Phil Godman, Kyle Traynor and Alan MacDonald. In addition, Jim Thompson, Jack Gilding and Estaban Lozada are leaving the club.