2026 Guinness Women's Six Nations | RugbyPass' Team of the Tournament

We were treated to the best ever edition of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations in 2026. From start to finish everything was epic.

Between record attendances and viewing figures, women’s rugby has never been bigger. And some of the performances. Well they were pretty special also.

Matches are made by the players on the pitch. They are the attraction. All of this Championship we got to see the best in the world going toe-to-toe as England’s Red Roses won the competition for an eighth year in a row.

So while women’s Test rugby goes on ice until the WXV Global Series, here is RugbyPass‘ Team of the Tournament…

15. Ellie Kildunne (England)

It was an interesting tournament for Ellie Kildunne. Used in all five of her team’s Women’s Six Nations matches, the 26-year-old found herself on the wing for matches against Scotland and Italy. That displacement did not affect her performance, against the Scots she scored two tries, it just showed that John Mitchell and the England coaching staff were keen to keep their best players on the pitch at all times. Kildunne’s ability to always be in the right place at the right time is a major reason she has risen to the top of the game. Something that was no more evident than in her brace against France which helped clinch an eighth consecutive Women’s Six Nations title. In total Kildunne ended the tournament with five tries, 14 line breaks, 15 defenders beaten and 620 metres carried.

14. Pauline Barrat (France)

Pauline Barrat has had a barnstorming start to her Test rugby career. The 21-year-old was one of six players given debuts by France boss François Ratier and shone from the very first game. Barrat beat 23 defenders across her five starts in the Championship. She even completed eight line breaks and provided five try assists. This is before you even consider her 523 metres carried or the 202 post contact metres she gained. A proper talent has been unearthed.

13. Meg Jones (England)

It was not a bad first campaign as captain for Meg Jones was it? As her team’s standards setter, Jones was always in and amongst things for England. Particularly in attack, when she was used as the team’s ‘get out of jail free’ card across the first three rounds as Emily Scarratt’s attack bedded in. When the 29-year-old got her hands on the trophy she had beaten 21 defenders, made nine line breaks, won 221 post contact metres and completed 42 tackles.

12. Eve Higgins (Ireland)

Ireland’s Inspector Gadget. No job is too big or small for Eve Higgins. She will do it. And do it well. By the end of this year’s Women’s Six Nations the 26-year-old was operating with an 86 per cent tackle completion rate, had made 41 carries, beaten 20 defenders and even won 180 post contact metres.

11. Anaïs Grando (France)

Another of those six France debutants, Anaïs Grando also took like a duck to water on the big stage. Five matches into her international career she has scored five tries, beaten 16 defenders and completed 11 line breaks. In defence the ASM Romagnat back is self-assured, having made 47 tackles and operates at a 75 per cent tackle success rate. With Barrat and Léa Murie in France’s back three, François Ratier must be purring at the potential his squad possesses.

10. Zoe Harrison (England)

It is almost amazing to consider that Zoe Harrison only started three games at this Women’s Six Nations. But what a three games they were against Scotland, Italy and France. She has also found a real groove from the kicking tee. After three matches Harrison had a 100 per cent success rate when called upon and, while attempts missed their mark in Parma and Bordeaux, the 28-year-old slotted some ridiculous conversions. Add that to some sublime playmaking, Harrison’s efforts land her in the Team of the Tournament.

9. Pauline Bourdon Sansus (France)

What has not already been said about Pauline Bourdon Sansus? At 30 the Stade Toulousain half-back is playing some of the best rugby of her career. That could no more be seen than in the Bordeaux finale as she dragged her team into contention with a brace of tries at the Stade Atlantique. That game was a snapshot of what Bourdon Sansus has offered all tournament. That pair of tries mean that she ended the tournament with three tries, but also provided six assists too. All that with faultless game management too. Magnifique.

1. Ambre Mwayembe (France)

It was hard not to be impressed with how much work Ambre Mwayembe got through in the front-row. Across the Championship the 22-year-old started three of her team’s matches and was named Player of the Match for her efforts in the 26-7 win against Ireland. Overall, Mwayembe racked up 141 metres from 44 carries, completed six dominant tackled, made 54 tackles and conceded just two penalties.

2. Amy Cokayne (England)

Amy Cokayne emerged as one of England’s most important players at this year’s Women’s Six Nations. With Lark Atkin-Davies away and Connie Powell as her understudy, plenty of responsibility fell at the 29-year-old’s feet, particularly in Bordeaux where she played 78 minutes that were capped off with a try. In every performance Cokayne gave every last ounce of herself to the cause. Truly magnificent.

3. Sarah Bern (England)

In a world where Maud Muir has won so many plaudits, it is sometimes easy to forget how effective Sarah Bern is for England. At the Women’s Six Nations the 28-year-old was a starter in three of the five fixtures and scored five tries. Expectedly solid at scrum time, Bern also carried the ball 32 rimes, beat seven defenders and 40 tackles.

4. Valeria Fedrighi (Italy)

We have always known that Valeria Fedrighi was a quality operator. But to prove it, knowing that Round 5 was going to be your last Test outing, is something completely different. The 33-year-old started every game of the tournament for Fabio Roselli’s side and ploughed through a lot of the uglier work that often gets overlooked. This included keeping the Italian lineout functioning at a high level and even made 63 tackles.

5. Madoussou Fall Raclot (France)

It is hard to not continually be excited Madoussou Fall Raclot. Seven years into her Test career the France lock manages to find new levels. On both sides of the ball this Women’s Six Nations the 28-year-old was monstrous. In total she made 62 carries for 122 metres, won an astonishing 170 post contact metres and even made 66 tackles, nine of which were dominant.

6. Francesca Sgorbini (Italy)

Francesca Sgorbini played out of her skin for Italy. The 25-year-old was another leading light for Italy at this Championship. Her tireless work rate earned her Player of the Match honours against Scotland as the Azzurre ran out 41-14 winners in front of a record crowd in Parma. Inexplicably dropped a fortnight later when England came to town, she scored two tries off the bench to help her side to a try scoring bonus point.

7. Brittany Hogan (Ireland)

Ireland’s back-row rightfully earned a lot of praise at this Championship. Brittany Hogan was a major part of that. The Sale Sharks back-row exerted high calibre energy with every tackle and every carry that she completed for Ireland on the way to their third-place finish. The 27-year-old made 68 carries, made 137 post contact metres, scored five tries and even completed 66 tackles at a 88 per cent completion rate.

8. Aoife Wafer (Ireland)

Aoife Wafer could well be Player of the Championship two years in a row. That is how good the 23-year-old was in 2026. In a high quality back-row with Brittany Hogan and Erin King, Wafer almost found herself freed up and put in one high calibre performance after another. This included 243 post contact metres for the tournament, 15 defenders beaten, five tries, four turnovers won and 64 tackles completed. It was very special stuff.