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Scotland are to be demoted to the bottom of the Six Nations table after Dan Parks was found to be using laser technology to guide his goal kicking.

The fly-half’s use of the illegal aid came to light when an English rugby fan sustained eye damage in the 15-15 draw at Murrayfield last month.

It means the Scots, who finished second bottom in this season’s competition, face a points deduction.

And they will now receive the Wooden Spoon instead of Italy.

Parks held his hands up when confronted by BBC Scotland.

"It is pretty simple really," said the Glasgow Warriors player. "It is just a laser which I have in my tee and basically, when I point it towards my target, it hits the mark."

The England fan, Bluff Parlione, is still having to wear dark glasses weeks after being struck by the laser while sitting behind the goal as Parks lined up his penalty at Murrayfield.

"I was sitting in the stand and I saw this blinding light in my eye and I immediately knew it was a laser and it was coming from the tee of Dan Parks," he said.

Scottish Rugby has insisted that Parks did not have their blessing to use the laser-guided tee.

"We apologise to Mr Parlione," said a spokesman. "However, we stress that Dan Parks was acting alone and has been a fool.

"It’s just a shame we have now won the Wooden Spoon."

However, Scotland lock Alastair Kellock, secretly filmed by BBC Scotland, admitted that the rest of the squad had been complicit.

"We knew what was going on," he said. "We knew he uses his laser.

"There’s a few other things going on. You should see what’s in our boots."

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