Alan Massie salutes Scotland's famous victory over Ireland and asks for more of the same from Andy Robinson in The Scotsman.
"Goal-kicking is as much part of the game as giving or taking a try-scoring pass. Ireland picked Sexton rather than Ronan O'Gara at stand-off, and if O'Gara would probably have kicked these goals, he might not have set up Brian O'Driscoll for Ireland's first try, as Sexton did – and never mind that the final pass is getting a foot or two further forward every time it is recalled.
"Of course the game might have gone either way, like eight or nine other fixtures in the tournament. This time it went Scotland's way, and after the calamity of that awful late collapse in Cardiff, who could reasonably quarrel with that? Make no mistake: this was a famous victory. Over the years Scotland have found it hard to win away from home, and not only at Twickenham and in Paris.
"This was Scotland's first win in Ireland since 1998. What is more remarkable perhaps is that Andy Robinson's team came within seconds of a Cardiff-Dublin double. There is no doubt that, building on the foundations predecessor Frank Hadden left him, Robinson is getting a lot right."
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