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Scotland coach Robinson insists Parks recall is down to more than just his prowess with the boot

Not least because of the venue, it is a remarkable twist of fate that Dan Parks returns from Test exile while Chris Paterson becomes the first Scot to reach the 100-cap mark at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

It was at the same ground that Parks made his international debut six years ago at the start of the unhappiest episode in Paterson’s decade-long Test career.