Paterson handed fly-half chance

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has taken a massive World Cup gamble by naming Chris Paterson at stand-off for Saturday’s make-or-break qualification decider with Fiji.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2003 - 06:08

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has taken a massive World Cup gamble by naming Chris Paterson at stand-off for Saturday’s make-or-break qualification decider with Fiji.

Since his days as an outstanding junior at Gala, Paterson has always been seen as an international fly-half of the future but has never started in the position in any of his 38 previous Test outings.

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