Round 3: Six Nations team of the week – France & Wales dominate
Rugby NewsSunday, 24 February 2019 at 17:58
Six Nations team of the week
Fullback: Liam Williams (Wales) - Sensational. A dangerous runner from deep but made effective contributions in defence too, not least in the air. Wales’s best back.
Winger: Keith Earls (Ireland) - Had to shift into midfield after Aki went off injured. Was still able to put in an industrious performance and came close to a stunning score.
Centre: Jonathan Davies (Wales) - The outside centre put a mark on the match with solid defence and several solid thrusts in attack.
Centre: Gael Fickou (France) -Back playing in his preferred position in misfield, Fickou linked up well with Bastareaud and used his large frame to get himself over the gainline.
Winger: Josh Adams (Wales) - The speedster had an excellent game, covering, running with ball in hand, chasing, looking for opportunities. He also had the confidence to rove off his wing. Did superbly to soar into night sky to claim possession for late try.
Fly-half: Romain Ntmack (France) -Got the opening try of the match and was unlucky to have a magical assist ruled out after. Switched up his game well and relieved pressure with his lengthy boot.
Scrum-half: Antoine Dupont (France) - The electric scrum-half seriously impressed in his first Six Nations start. A try assist combined with his general distribution and making 58 metres with the ball in hand made him our man of the match. He’s box office.
Prop: Allan Dell (Scotland) - The loosehead was somewhat outgunned in the set piece but made 18 crunching tackles in defence and 11 strong carries for the Scots.
Hooker: Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) - The stand-in captain was exceptional. Good lineout throwing combined with 17 tackles and 13 carries made this a standout display for the Azzurri hooker.
Prop: Demba Bamba (France) -He is transferring his U20 World Cup winning form to Test level with ease.
Lock: George Kruis (England) - It was a surprise when he was taken off because it was largely due to his influence that England so dominated the lineout
Lock: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) - Oozes class in everything he does. Produced one of his excellent performances. His leadership was the most significant reason Wales won.
Flanker: Peter O'Mahony (Ireland) - Won two penalties in the breakdown, including early in the second half at a time when Ireland needed to grab the game by the scruff of the neck. Worked tirelessly at the breakdown all afternoon, and stole a line-out deep in Irish territory in the closing stages.
Flanker: Tom Curry (England) -Must have lungs the size of oil drums. Got through a huge amount of work and had the wherewithal to spot the gap for first England try
Number 8: Louis Picamoles (France) -Classy effort from Le Roi has maintained his high standards throughout this tournament. Made a clean break and beat a defender to go with his defensive duty.
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