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SIX NATIONS HISTORY

It all started with a bang. In 2000, the reigning Five Nations champions Scotland rocked up to Rome and got whomped, with legendary fly-half Diego Dominguez booting kicks over all day long – six penalties and three drop-goals his reward.

But for all that promise, things have never quite come together for the . A few wins here or there, but it has been simply that. In

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