Every teams best and worst players on Six Nations super Saturday

RUCK’s 2024 Guinness Six Nations content 

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Wales Online 7/10: "The Dragons hooker has had a fine Six Nations from a personal point of view and he certainly didn't disgrace himself against the Azzurri despite the defeat. Dee carried hard throughout, claiming a try, and made 11 tackles."

RUCK 7.5/10: "Solid early line-out throws, finding the hands well at front, middle and the back. Brilliant jackal to win the ball at 15 minutes, as he was rapid over the ball. Had a change of footwear, but did not improve Wales’ scrum - wheeled on 24 minutes. Drove over for a TMO reviewed try, as he gets carried over by an Italian player for the grounding. Off for Llyod (74)."

Planet Rugby 7.5/10: " One of the few Welsh players who made a positive impact in this match. The Dragons hooker performed well in the execution of his core duties, with his defensive work particularly impressive as he finished with 11 tackle completions. Also showed great determination to score his side’s first try."

Rugby Pass 3/10: "A neck roll killed Wales’ early momentum in the second half and it proved to be a costly penalty to give away when front-foot ball was a rarity for the men in red. Italy scored seconds later to compound the error and Warren Gatland had seen enough. A quiet game before that as the Welsh pack struggled physically against the visitors."

Wales Online 4/10: "Gave away a cheap penalty for a neck roll early in the second-half when Wales were on top which handed momentum back to Italy. Wales' main source of lineout ball but failed to impose himself physically before getting replaced by Will Rowlands on 51 minutes."

Planet Rugby 4/10: "Apart from his prowess in the lineouts, the British and Irish Lion brought little to the Welsh cause. Blown up for a neck roll on Federico Ruzza late in the opening half and was eventually replaced by Will Rowlands in the 52nd minute."

RUCK 5/10: "Quick over the ball at the breakdown, and helped his side win an eighth minute ruck penalty. Strong and commanding in the air, didn’t make too many errors at line-out time. Penalised at 44 minutes for a neck roll, as he halted a rare Welsh trip to the Italian 22. Dragged off for Rowlands (51)."

Planet Rugby 9/10: "Named man-of-the-match and rightly so. The centre was typically outstanding, making confident defensive reads throughout. With ball in hand he was a beast. Brex’s experience and composure in his decision-making coupled with sheer work rate gives the backline such balance. What a player."

Planet Rugby 6/10: "The second-row was busy in defence and clean in the lineout, fulfilling his role quite nicely on the day. Made double digits with his tackle count and tried to get his hands on the ball where possible"

Planet Rugby 9/10: "The scrum-half has grown in influence since the retirement of Johnny Sexton as the life and brains of the team. Gibson-Park is an incredibly intelligent rugby player who rarely makes a bad decision. Just about everything good from Ireland today came through the experienced star."

Ball 8/10: "Reads the game so well and was central to much of Ireland's good play. His defence was outstanding."

Rugby Pass 8/10: "Gibson-Park provided plenty of quick ball, allowing Ireland to maintain their attacking tempo when they did get their hands on the ball. His kicking game was solid and his overall game management was effective, not least considering a lot of Ireland’s kicking load has been placed on his shoulders. Is arguably Ireland’s MVP with Sexton retired."

Rugby Dump 8/10: "The man of the match was superb as ever and proved once again that he dictates the Irish tempo. His box kicking was pinpoint, and his two long balls out to Lowe on the wing were truly world-class."

Irish Mirror 9/10: "Deserved TV Man of the Match, another top class performance, the more decisive of the half-backs, one superb chase down of Russell."

Planet Rugby 5/10: "For a player who was elevated into the starting XV after a Hugo Keenan injury in the warm-up, he did relatively well. The full-back straightened the line well in certain phases and ticked boxes throughout. Solid without being a standout."

Rugby Pass 6/10: "A late replacement for Hugo Keenan, Larmour’s counter-attacking panache was lesser spotted on this occasion. Was surprisingly solid under the high ball until a glaring knock-on in the 61st sullied his copybook but by no means a poor performance."

Rugby Dump 6/10: "Rock solid under the high ball in what was a truly reassuring performance but lacked that bite to make any real in-roads into the Scottish defence. Larmour is always busy and when given an inch can take a mile but he just didn’t get that inch today."

Rugby Pass 8.5/10: "Outstanding on just his second Test start. The Saracens back-rower showed his pace to charge down a Lowe clearance, won two important turnovers in the first half and played a major role in the Scots’ defensive shift, topping the tackle count with 27. Pinged for crossing but possibly his only blemish. Another big turnover to deny Nash a try. A big positive from Scotland’s campaign."

Planet Rugby 8/10: "The Saracens stalwart came to the fore with an excellent performance as he put in a huge all-round effort."

Rugby Pass 4.5/10: "Conceded three penalties inside the opening 22 minutes, twice for not releasing in the tackle when he over-did the strong-arm stuff, and a soft one for drifting offside. Tracked back well to deny Ringrose a score but couldn’t find any space in attack and was well smothered by the Irish defenders. Five tries in the Championship but remains one short of Stuart Hogg’s Scotland record."

Planet Rugby 5/10: "he behemoth wing seldom found himself in space with ball in hand as he was closely watched by the home side’s defence. Apart from making little impact with ball in hand, he was also quiet on defence and conceded three penalties."

Telegraph 8/10: "Surged through to set up Le Garrec and scored himself. Occasionally edgy in the kicking exchanges. Improve there and he can be phenomenal."

Guardian 8/10: "Electric. Produced a stunning dummy and flicked pass inside for Le Garrec’s opening try and on hand to finish off one of his own. "

Planet Rugby 8/10: "After sending Nolann Le Garrec over for his try, the full-back opened his international account, getting on the end of a sharp Charles Ollivon offload. Regularly ate up the metres on the counter-attack and was solid enough under the high ball. Could have done better with his defence for Tommy Freeman’s try, but he was isolated."

Planet Rugby 5/10: "The 21-year-old clearly has a bright future in the Les Bleus jumper, but his youth is clear to see, particularly on defence. Ball in hand, he is a joy to watch and played his part in some of France’s best-flowing attacks, including a perfectly timed short ball to Fickou for Le Garrec’s try."

Guardian 5/10: "His handling let him down with a knock-on as France looked to build an attack and defensively not great. Not his best performance to date."

Telegraph 8/10: "Took the fight to the French pack more than any English forward. Incredible workrate and is coming on nicely as a ball-carrier."

Rugby Pass 8/10: "Clattering start that included on jolting tackle with England the early cosh, he continued to be a defensive leader along with Earl. Capably grasped the lineout for the first Lawrence try. Another hooked too early, departing on 54 minutes."

Rugby Pass 5.5/10: "With Furbank gone so early, he needed to defensively step up but he struggled. Eventually called ashore on the hour. A real pity as much more was expected."