And it was down to one pass.
A pass by Graham Morrison, who floated the ball around the incoming tackle of Brian O'Driscoll, leaving the ball hanging for Johnnie Beattie to smash onto on his way to Scotland's try.
Being a die hard Scotland fan I've now watched that clip - oh, three or four hundred times, and each time I marvel in that pass.
I take nothing away from Beattie who finished the move - an excellent run to the line - but it wouldn't have happened without Morrison's touch and it is those subtle nuances, I think, that can make rugby such a wonderful sport.
Yes, we admire the showboating French, we applaud the open-field running of the Fijians, Samoans and Tongans, we are constantly in awe of the New Zealanders' ability to win almost every time they take the field.
But let's put our blue shirts back on. Who created the Stanger's try when we won our last Grand Slam? Hastings? No.
It was a little flip pass over the top of an incoming tackler by Gary Armstrong which allowed the ball to move wide and eventually be grounded by Stanger for the match winning try.
But we only ever recall the finish, and not the lead up. As Scots, we remember Hastings and Stanger - maybe Jeffries - from THAT wonderful try-scoring move. The English remember Jonny - they forgot Johnson (the player), Dawson, Greenwood, etc, who got him in range to kick that beautiful goal.
So I say hat's off to Morrison - one of the most criticised Scottish players over the Six Nations, but one who managed to keep his place in the team, and justified that place by throwing THAT pass.
