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Chris Paterson said he was "massively disappointed" after coach Frank Hadden's decision to drop him to the bench for Scotland's Six Nations rugby opener against France at Murrayfield this weekend.
The 29-year-old has proved himself one of the most reliable goalkickers in international rugby union and during last year's World Cup landed all of his 17 shots at goal.
But the first five-eighths has struggled for first-team action after a pre-season move from Edinburgh, when the club were involved in a bitter dispute with the Scottish Rugby Union, to English Premiership leaders Gloucester.