THE LIONS ALLOWS us to see some of the best players in the Six Nations coming together as one team every four years, although Italy and France are obviously not included.
With that in mind, we’ve gone about picking our composite Six Nations team with spots available to the players of les Blues and the Azzuri.
We asked each of our writers to vote for their dream team ahead of the tournament and below are the men who received the most votes in each position.
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15. Leigh Halfpenny
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
14. Tommy Bowe
Colm O'Neill / INPHO
Colm O'Neill / INPHO / INPHO
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13. Wesley Fofana
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12. Jamie Roberts
11. George North
Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
10. Johnny Sexton
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
9. Conor Murray
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
1. Joe Marler
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
2. Dylan Hartley
Billy Stickland / INPHO
Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO
3. Dan Cole
Billy Stickland / INPHO
Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO
4. Alun-Wyn Jones
Billy Stickland / INPHO
Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO
5. Paul O’Connell
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
6. Peter O’Mahony
Dan Sheridan / INPHO
Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
7. Sean O’Brien
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
8. Sergio Parisse
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
What do you think of our team? Who would you have included in the XV?
This is The42's composite Six Nations team, featuring six Irishmen
THE LIONS ALLOWS us to see some of the best players in the Six Nations coming together as one team every four years, although Italy and France are obviously not included.
With that in mind, we’ve gone about picking our composite Six Nations team with spots available to the players of les Blues and the Azzuri.
We asked each of our writers to vote for their dream team ahead of the tournament and below are the men who received the most votes in each position.
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15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. Tommy Bowe
13. Wesley Fofana
12. Jamie Roberts
11. George North
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray
1. Joe Marler
2. Dylan Hartley
3. Dan Cole
4. Alun-Wyn Jones
5. Paul O’Connell
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Sean O’Brien
8. Sergio Parisse
What do you think of our team? Who would you have included in the XV?
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