Both Chris Paterson and Ross Ford have retained their starting spots for Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations match at Cardiff on Saturday (13 February, kick off 2pm, live on BBC One), with Allan Jacobsen, Mike Blair, Phil Godman and Alan MacDonald all named on the bench.
Full-back Paterson will win his 100th cap for his country while Ford will earn cap number 35 at the Millennium Stadium.
Remember you can watch an epic Scots-Welsh clash at Murrayfield on Sunday 7 March when Ospreys visit the home of Scottish Rugby (kick off 2pm). With both teams striving to achieve a coveted play-off spot the stakes are exceedingly high. Call 0131 346 5180 to reserve your place and become part of a team our inspirational city can be proud of.
Scotland team (sponsor Murray) to play Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Saturday 13 February, kick-off 2pm
15 Chris Paterson (Edinburgh) 99 caps ,750 points through 22 tries, 153 penalties, 86 conversions, 3 drop goals
14 Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors) 9 caps, 5 points through 1 try
13 Sean Lamont (Scarlets) 41 caps, 35 points through 7 tries
12 Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors) 19 caps, 15 points through 3 tries
11 Rory Lamont (Toulon) 22 caps, 30 points through 6 tries
10 Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) 47 caps, 103 points through 4 tries, 13 penalties, 16 conversions, 4 drop goals.
9 Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors) CAPTAIN 48 caps, 15 points through 3 tries
1 Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester) 14 caps
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh) 34 caps, 10 points through 2 tries
3 Euan Murray (Northampton Saints) 28 caps, 10 points through 2 tries
4 Nathan Hines (Leinster) 62 caps, 10 points through 2 tries
5 Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors) 21 caps
6 Kelly Brown (Glasgow Warriors) 31 caps, 15 points through 3 tries
8 Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors) 8 caps, 10 points through 2 tries
7 John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors) 14 caps, 5 points through 1 try
Substitutes
16 Scott Lawson (Gloucester) 17 caps, 10 points through 2 tries
17 Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh) 41 caps
18 Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) 1 cap
19 Alan MacDonald (Edinburgh) 1 cap
20 Mike Blair (Edinburgh) 59 caps, 25 points through 5 tries
21 Phil Godman (Edinburgh) 21 caps, 71 points through 1 try, 12 conversions, 14 penalties
22 Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors) 7 caps, 5 points through 1 try
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland).
Touch-judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) and Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland).
Television Match Official: Geoff Warren (England)
PATERSON JOINS THE ELITE CLUB
This weekend will see Chris Paterson reach 100 international appearances for Scotland. He will be the first Scotsman to achieve this, the sixth Northern Hemisphere player to do so, and the 11th person in international rugby union. Paterson follows in the footsteps of some inspirational rugby union players who have achieved this milestone:
George Gregan (Australia) 139
Fabien Pelous (France) 118
Jason Leonard (England) 114 (also represented the British and Irish Lions 5 times)
Philippe Sella (France) 111
George Smith (Australia) 110
Stephen Larkham (Australia) 102
Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 102
David Campese (Australia) 101
Alessandro Troncon (Italy) 101
Gareth Thomas (Wales) 100
Paterson is the first male Scottish rugby player to reach 100 caps for his country but he joins a list of names, some well-known and some not so well known, who have represented their country 100 times.
This list is by no means exhaustive but Scottish Rugby salutes all those who, like Paterson, have achieved such a milestone:
Donna Kennedy also plays rugby for Scotland and currently has 104 caps for the women's team.
Scottish football has seen Kenny Dalglish (102) and his female counter-parts Julie Fleeting (106), Gemma Fay (108) and Pauline Hamill (128) gain over 100 caps for Scotland.
Scottish Hockey has seen Niall Stott (107), Graham Moodie (109), Mark Ralph (128), Linda Clement (136), Vishal Marwaha (155) and Emma Rochlin (155) all representing Scotland at both indoor and outdoor hockey.
Scottish Cricket has some 14 players who are listed as having made 100 or more appearances in both three-day and one-day cricket. The list is headed by Craig Wright (194) and Ryan Watson (187)
Chris Paterson will be presented with a specially commissioned cap to mark his 100th game at the post-match function on Saturday. Scottish Rugby will also mark Paterson's achievement at our next home match in the Championship - Scotland v England at Murrayfield on Saturday 13 March.