THE DUST HAS barely settled on Ireland’s defence of their Six Nations crown and already talk is turning to this year’s World Cup.
Before then, it’s worth looking back at the 2015 championship and the unenviable task of picking a team of the tournament.
After much debate around the water cooler — or on Whatsapp — this is the XV we’ve come up with and the fact it contains five Welsh, four Irish, four English and two French players reflects just how close this year’s championship was.
Disagree with our selections? Of course you do. Let us know who you’d have picked in the comments below.
15. Leigh Halfpenny
Billy Stickland / INPHO
Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO
14. Yoann Huget
Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
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13. Jonathan Joseph
Andrew Fosker / INPHO
Andrew Fosker / INPHO / INPHO
Do you agree with our Six Nations team of the tournament?
THE DUST HAS barely settled on Ireland’s defence of their Six Nations crown and already talk is turning to this year’s World Cup.
Before then, it’s worth looking back at the 2015 championship and the unenviable task of picking a team of the tournament.
After much debate around the water cooler — or on Whatsapp — this is the XV we’ve come up with and the fact it contains five Welsh, four Irish, four English and two French players reflects just how close this year’s championship was.
Disagree with our selections? Of course you do. Let us know who you’d have picked in the comments below.
15. Leigh Halfpenny
Billy Stickland / INPHO Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO
14. Yoann Huget
Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
13. Jonathan Joseph
Andrew Fosker / INPHO Andrew Fosker / INPHO / INPHO
12. Robbie Henshaw
Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
11. Liam Williams
Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO
10. George Ford
Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
9. Conor Murray
Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
1. Joe Marler
Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
2. Guilhem Guirado
Inpho / Billy Stickland Inpho / Billy Stickland / Billy Stickland
3. Dan Cole
James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
4. Alun Wyn Jones
Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
5. Paul O’Connell
Billy Stickland / INPHO Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO
6. Peter O’Mahony
Inpho / Billy Stickland Inpho / Billy Stickland / Billy Stickland
7. Sam Warburton
Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
8. Toby Faletau
Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
Replacements
16. Rory Best
17. Jack McGrath
18. Samson Lee
19. Luke Charteris
20. Sean O’Brien
21. Rhys Webb
22. Jonathan Sexton
23. Jamie Roberts
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