Paterson, Scotland's first centurion
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:19
Scotland hero: Fullback Chris Paterson.
Prolific points-scorer Chris Paterson will become the first Scot to reach the landmark of 100 caps for his country after he was confirmed in the starting lineup for Saturday's big second round, Six Nations, clash with Wales in Cardiff.
The team shows three changes in personnel from that defeated by France at the weekend. Euan Murray, who missed Sunday's match because of his religious faith, returns at tight-head prop for Moray Low, Dan Parks is preferred to Phil Godman at flyhalf and Rory Lamont is back from injury and will line-up on the left wing.
This necessitates a positional switch with Sean Lamont, Scotland's most dangerous attacking weapon last weekend, moving to outside centre in place of Max Evans.
Speaking after naming his side, Scotland head coach Andy Robinson congratulated Paterson on his fantastic achievement.
"He has been a fantastic ambassador for the team and it's a tremendous honour for him to win his 100th cap. It's well-deserved and I'm looking forward to seeing him perform at the weekend."
Robinson added: "I'm pleased to welcome Dan [Parks] back. He comes in after playing consistently well for Glasgow."
Scotland: 15 Chris Paterson, 14 Thom Evans, 13 Sean Lamont, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Rory Lamont, 10 Dan Parks, 9 Chris Cusiter, 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 John Barclay, 6 Kelly Brown, 5 Alastair Kellock, 4 Nathan Hines, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Allan Jacobsen, 18 Richie Gray, 19 Alan MacDonald, 20 Mike Blair, 21 Phil Godman, 22 Max Evans
Date: Saturday, 12 February
Venue: Millennium Stadium
Time: 14:30 (14:30 GMT)
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