Jim Thompson celebrated his call up to the Scotland squad for this summer's tour of Argentina by paying tribute to his injured rival Chris Paterson.
The Edinburgh fullback was yesterday named in a 27-man party for the two-match series in Tucuman on June 12 and Mar del Plata a week later. Thompson was the only uncapped player selected as Andy Robinson stuck by the 22 involved in the morale-boosting upset of Ireland in their final Six Nations clash in March.
Thompson, 25, was selected after a number of impressive performances for Edinburgh while his team-mate Paterson remains sidelined with a kidney injury suffered during the Six Nations loss to Wales in February. But Thompson was full of praise for his 32-year-old rival and the influence he has had on his own development.
"It's great to be involved," added Thompson. "We had a couple of unlucky defeats in the Six Nations and a great win against Ireland to finish. It's definitely something the boys are very proud of and something to carry on in Argentina."
Scotland squad: Backs: Mike Blair (Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors, captain), Simon Danielli (Ulster), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh), Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Alex Grove (Worcester Warriors), Sean Lamont (Scarlets), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Graeme Morrison, Dan Parks (both Glasgow Warriors), Hugo Southwell (Stade Francais) and Jim Thompson (Edinburgh)
Forwards: John Barclay, Johnnie Beattie, Kelly Brown (all Glasgow Warriors), Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Jim Hamilton, Allan Jacobsen (both Edinburgh), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Scott Lawson (Gloucester), Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors), Alan MacDonald (Edinburgh), Euan Murray (Northampton Saints) and Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester).
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