Back in 2010, Andy Robinson’s Scots were seeking a victory to avoid the wooden spoon. They had lost their first two games, to France and Wales, and then gone down to Italy in Rome. They bounced back to draw 15-15 with England at Murrayfield but had found tries hard to come by throughout the championship and relied heavily on the boot of stand-off Dan Parks.
Parks was the hero in Dublin, kicking a drop goal and five penalties as Scotland won 23-20 at Croke Park. The game was Ireland’s final match in their temporary home and, like this season, they were chasing a Triple Crown. The Gaelic Games stadium was being used while the Aviva Stadium was being built on the site of their old Lansdowne Road home.
Ireland outscored Scotland two tries to one, with Brian O'Driscoll and Tommy Bowe touching down for the hosts. Johnnie Beattie scored the visitors’ try.
Then, as now, Johnny Sexton was Ireland’s stand-off but the great No 10 had an off day with the boot and was replaced in the second half by Ronan O’Gara.
Scotland’s 2010 win in Dublin was their first there in 12 years, hopefully an omen for this weekend.
Here are the players who secured a famous victory at Croke Park.
9. Chris Cusiter
Combative scrum-half captained Scotland to their famous victory at Croke Park where he was replaced by Mike Blair after 52 minutes. Cusiter won 70 Scotland caps and one for the Lions and now runs his own whisky retail business in Los Angeles. Photo: Patrick Bolger/Getty Images
10. Dan Parks
The match-winning hero of Croke Park. The stand-off was coolness personified as he ignored the boos to slot over a late, late penalty from out near the left-hand touchline which put Scotland 23-20 ahead in the dying minutes. He kicked 18 of Scotland's points that day via five penalties and a drop goal. Now back in his native Australia. Photo: Patrick Bolger/Getty Images
11. Max Evans
Won 44 caps for Scotland at centre and on the wing, several of them alongside his brother Thom. Played club rugby for London Scottish, Glasgow Warriors and Castres before retiring in 2015. Appeared in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2018. Photo: Craig Watson/SNS Group
12. Graeme Morrison
Morrison, pictured left tackling Ireland's Gordon D'Arcy, spent his entire professional career with Glasgow Warriors before retiring in 2013 due to persistent knee issues. Won 35 caps and is now a chartered accountant. Photo: Patrick Bolger/Getty Images