Paterson ruled out of Tour

Fullback Chris Paterson suffered a triple fracture of his right cheekbone during Scotland’s 38-3 Test victory over Samoa in Wellington.

Sat, 05 Jun, 2004 - 12:22

Fullback Chris Paterson suffered a triple fracture of his right cheekbone during Scotland’s 38-3 Test victory over Samoa in Wellington.

Paterson has been given clearance to return with the team to Australia overnight UK time because the swelling remains too bad for specialists in Wellington to operate.

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