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.

13. Nick de Luca
The centre from Lockerbie won 43 caps in a career that saw him give service to Edinburgh, Border Reivers, Biarritz and Wasps. He is now director of sport at Uppingham School in Rutland. Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images

14. Sean Lamont
Rambunctious centre who won 105 caps for Scotland before retiring from international rugby in 2017. Had two spells with Glasgow and was part of their 2015 Pro12-winning side. Now a strength and conditioning coach with Scottish Rugby. Photo: Patrick Bolger/Getty Images

15. Hugo Southwell
Stylish full-back who scored 40 points in 59 appearances for Scotland. A talented cricketer who came through the ranks at Sussex, the 41-year-old turns out for Edinburgh club Carlton and played for them in the European Cricket League 2022 T10 event in Spain last month. Photo: Kenny Smith/SNS Group

16. The replacements
Richie Gray, pictured left, replaced Jim Hamilton early in the second half and there were also appearances from the bench for scrum-half Mike Blair, hooker Scott Lawson, prop Al Dickinson and winger Simon Danielli. Photo: Patrick Bolger/Getty Images


