Paterson Poised to Emerge From the Shadows As a Key Man for Scotland

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CHRIS Paterson will overtake Gregor Townsend as Scotland's most- capped back on Saturday after being restored to the starting line- up to face Wales.

Curiously, Townsend surpassed the previous record, held by Scott Hastings, ahead of the 2002 encounter between the Celtic nations - the last time Scotland won in Cardiff.

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Paterson Poised to Emerge From the Shadows As a Key Man for Scotland

Paterson's first match as Scotland captain was also in Cardiff, but that ended in a demoralising defeat in 2004, so he was somewhat reluctant yesterday to talk about omens and surpassing his fellow Gala internationalist, and more about how the side recover from the home defeat to Franc...

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