The scrum-half unveiled his full repertoire, a prime example being when tapping another quick penalty and breaking, before weighing up his options and executing a deft left-footed, sideways grubber for Mack Hansen.
Van der Flier again had another huge match, which nowadays is almost just taken for granted. As ever, he led the Irish tackle count ,At the end, you almost had to double check to confirm that Scotland only scored five points.
Beating heart though Gibson-Park is, Conor Murray reminded us of his qualities when bringing such composure to the endgame in Twickenham, and as there it was Murray’s snipe and pass to Lowe off a maul which led to a fourth five-point haul.