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England the only team not represented in official Six Nations team of the Championship
By Josh Raisey
The Guinness Six Nations has released its official team of the Championship, with England being the only team to have no players included after their fifth-place finish.
Champions France are represented by four players – record try-scorer Louis Bielle-Biarrey, top points scorer Thomas Ramos, captain Antoine Dupont and lock Mickaël Guillard.
Ireland, who were leading the Championship until Ramos’ last-minute penalty to beat England 48-46, equally have four players – captain Caelan Doris, centre Stuart McCloskey, flanker Jack Conan and lock Tadhg Beirne, whose haul of seven jackal turnovers was the most in the tournament.
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Italy and Scotland both have three players apiece in the team, with Kyle Steyn, Finn Russell and Rory Darge representing Scotland and hooker Giacomo Nicotera, tighthead prop Simone Ferrari and centre Tommaso Menoncello, who finished the Championship with 8.6 metres per carry, representing the Azzurri.
The sole representative from Wales is loosehead prop Rhys Carre, scorer of a memorable try in round four against Ireland.
After a wholly underwhelming campaign, no English player has managed to make the team, although Ben Earl can feel most aggrieved after finishing with the third-most carries in Championship history. He was beaten to the No.8 spot by Ireland’s Doris, who finished the Championship with the third-most tackles, 81, behind Wales’ Alex Mann and Dafydd Jenkins.
Following his side’s fifth-place finish, with only one win for the first time in the competition’s history, England head coach Steve Borthwick said: “Ultimately, we’re gutted that we went into the tournament with such high expectations and aspirations, and we’ve not been able to meet those targets.”
Six Nations team of the Championship
15 Thomas Ramos (France)
14 Kyle Steyn (Scotland)
13 Tommaso Menoncello (Italy)
12 Stuart McCloskey (Ireland)
11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France)
10 Finn Russell (Scotland)
9 Antoine Dupont (France)
1 Rhys Carré (Wales)
2 Giacomo Nicotera (Italy)
3 Simone Ferrari (Italy)
4 Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
5 Mickaël Guillard (France)
6 Jack Conan (Ireland)
7 Rory Darge (Scotland)
8 Caelan Doris (Ireland)
