Six Nations Team of the Tournament: ‘Magnificent’ star our standout player as France and England dominate line-up
France wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Scotland full-back Blair Kinghorn and England lock Maro Itoje make our Six Nations Team of the Tournament.
Now that the dust has settled on Super Saturday and the curtain has come down on the Six Nations, it’s time to name our Team of the Tournament.
Champions France and runners-up England lead the way with five players apiece making it into our line-up with Scotland, Ireland and Italy making up the jerseys.
Following another Wooden Spoon finish, there’s no room for a Welsh player in the side as their 2025 Six Nations campaign ended in dismal style against England.
Six Nations Team of the Tournament
15 Blair Kinghorn (Scotland): The most metres carried by anyone in the competition (580) showed the maturing threat of the Toulouse full-back. An exceptional year, one where he emerged as the Lions 15 elect and was at the centre of everything that Scotland did well. Our runner-up is the mercurial Thomas Ramos, Kinghorn’s teammate in the Top 14, as the two pals simply dominated proceedings at the back whoever they played against.
14 Tommy Freeman (England): Such a tough call on the right wing with players like Damian Penaud, Darcy Graham and Theo Attisogbe all having some shining moments for Scotland and France. But when you think back on the tournament, five tries from Freeman, second only to Bielle-Biarrey, showed his worth to Steve Borthwick.
13 Huw Jones (Scotland): Utterly brilliant both sides of the ball. His propensity to get Scotland into wide channels and keep continuity is quite remarkable. Ireland’s Garry Ringrose had his moments, whilst Nacho Brex was the epitome of consistency in a brilliant personal year that saw him skipper his country against Ireland.
12 Yoram Moefana (France): A man that grew into the Six Nations bit by bit and left the best until last. Outstanding. Tom Jordan did all he could to offset the loss of Sione Tuipulotu for the Scots, whilst Tommy Menoncello was, like Brex, huge for the Azzurri. A last word for Fraser Dingwall – he might not grab the headlines of others but England have looked a changed side since he was recalled at 12.
11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France): Our Player of the Tournament and he might very well be the best performer in the world right now. Simply compelling as his eight-try campaign pulled Les Bleus along with him. Magnificent and it’s almost pointless naming a runner up – but Duhan van der Merwe and James Lowe were key players for Scotland and Ireland.
10 Fin Smith (England): A really hard call with both Romain Ntamack and Finn Russell having high quality seasons, but Ntamack hampered by his suspension. But Smith had the most assists of any 10 and created the most meters with boot, so he gets the nod in a really close run race as the overall success of England over Scotland makes his case compelling.
9 Antoine Dupont (France): Whoever we picked, he was going to be French. Even after missing 1.5 matches, Dupont made the most tries and featured in virtually every set of top 10 statistics. Maxime Lucu would be the first to agree with us and he is our runner-up after a brilliant close out to the French season by the UBB man. Jamison Gibson-Park also needs a mention in a great year for the Leinsterman, despite Ireland’s lack of progress, as does Scotland’s underrated Ben White.
The forwards
8 Gregory Alldritt (France): The La Rochelle man was a rock for France in every aspect and it was a toss-up between him and Ben Earl at eight. Jack Conan probably eclipsed Caelan Doris for once this year as he had a memorable year off the bench grabbing three tries. Taulupe Faletau was outstanding in two games for Wales, whilst Tom Willis also had his moments for England.
7 Ben Earl (England): Stats tell a tale of Earl’s brilliance and we had to slide him in somewhere: most carries, most metres carried and most metres gained by a forward, second in the breakdown steals and most line-breaks by a forward make a mockery of those who question him. A really hard call as Ben Curry, Rory Darge and Paul Boudehent all had massive games for their countries at various moments. A word too for Jac Morgan, who topped the tackles, was a titan in defence and Wales’ best carrier in attack. Although his team fell apart beneath him, Morgan shone in every match Wales played but we simply couldn’t ignore Earl’s contribution for England.
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6 Francois Cros (France): Cros spent all but 20 minutes on the pitch in a Six Nations where France embraced bench substitutions. Although they play left and right, not openside and blindside, Cros’s worth for France is similar to Richard Hill’s for England in the early 2000s, as the Toulouse ace made sense of Gallic chaos and ambition, gluing the forwards and backs together. Tom Curry (England) and Jamie Ritchie (Scotland) both had immense seasons and both men should be packing their bags for Australia come June time.
5 Tadhg Beirne (Ireland): Right up there in every stat that defines a lock, Beirne steals the five shirt from France’s behemoth Emmanuel Meafou, England’s Mr Consistent, Ollie Chessum, and Italy’s go to lineout guru, Federico Ruzza (a man who took a massive 37 takes). Grant Gilchrist also deserves a mention for the Scots in a consistent campaign for the underrated lock.
4 Maro Itoje (England): Second in lineout takes, third in jackal steals and leading England’s revival, Itoje reminded us all that he’s a nailed on Lions starter and a world class athlete. Thibaud Flament is our runner-up in a classy and accurate season for the Toulouse lock, whilst a word for Dafydd Jenkins, a man who never gave up for Wales and tackled his heart out.
3 Will Stuart (England): The most improved player of the tournament. He was the most consistent of all tightheads, provided the moment of the match with his sidestep against Italy and also grabbed a try v Wales in a really memorable season for the Bath man. Uini Atonio is still a key cog for France, whilst Finlay Bealham certainly didn’t let Ireland down.
2 Dan Sheehan (Ireland): Unbelievable. Five tries from three games as a hooker in a tournament is unheard of and there’s little doubt Sheehan will be called into a team court session and will face some serious charges about his heinous conduct unbecoming of a front-rower in the two shirt. Peato Mauvaka and Julien Marchand both excelled for France, whilst Jamie George‘s century for England was the highlight of his outstanding season.
1 Danilo Fischetti (Italy): He might be a surprise pick, but in each round, Fischetti was statistically in the top three props in every measurement, as he quietly moved from under the radar to world class prop. Ellis Genge is our runner-up – he started well and grew game by game – demonstrating just how much his scrummaging has improved. It was a good tournament for looseheads – any of Jean-Baptiste Gros, Andrew Porter or Cyril Baille could have quite easily been picked on merit.
