Scotland face Les Bleus with Paterson on bench

Chris Paterson took his place on the bench for Scotland’s opening game of this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship against France at Murrayfield.

The utility back and premier goal-kicker has featured only sporadically for his new club Gloucester since the World Cup and his place on the wing was taken by Nikki Walker, while Rory Lamont played at full-back and Dan Parks at stand-off.