All the 6 Nations teams struggled in their opening games.

Italy were beaten by the All Blacks, France lost to Argentina, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales all won but nothing was convincing.

Compare these perfomances with South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, who between them racked up 226 points and only conceded 24.

Should we be worried… Well, its fair to say none of the 6 teams, with the possible exception of the French have ever been as clinical as Australia or New Zealand. This seems to be across all sports, not just rugby, I’ve never understood why.