The Greatest Opening Six Nations Matches Ever
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The Six Nations is almost here, so the wait for Northern Hemisphere's elite to put World Cup disappointment behind them is about to be extinguished as they aim for an explosive start to 2016. Our man Aron Hegarty takes a closer look at seven great opening matches.
From England raising the bar in Cardiff last year to Ronan O'Gara's drop-goal breaking Italian hearts in 2011 and Damien Traille's try which crushed Scotland in 2005; some of the most telling moments often occur during the opening round of the competition.
In recent times that has certainly been the case and with holders Ireland hos…