Six Nations 2019: Every teams best and worst player from Round 1

Defending champions Ireland lost, Scotland sailed to a bonus-point win while all of the opening games were packed with tries, big tackles and a little bit of drama.

We've decided to see who was every teams best player and maybe more controversially their worst:

BEST PERFORMER: Justin Tipuric - A defensive masterclass and an excellent all-round game from a player who wouldn’t know how to spell the word ‘ordinary’ if you gave him 50 attempts. Tipuric is shot through with warrior spirit and he covered, scavenged and supported relentlessly. Was still there at the end, hauling down blue-shirted ball-carriers. There was also a vital charge-down of a drop-goal attempt as the game came to boiling point.

WORST PERFORMER: Gareth Anscombe - His tale of first-half woe included two missed tackles, an unsympathetic pass in run-up to first French try and questionable defence as Picamoles went for line. The conditions were dismal, but it wasn’t Anscombe’s night and he gave way for Dan Biggar on 53 minutes. The Cardiff Blue is much better than this.

BEST PERFORMER: Blair Kinghorn -Hattrick hero against Italy. First Scottish player to ever score a hattrick in the Six Nations, all of Kinghorn’s tries were tremendous finishes. The third in particular was one of the highlights of the match; a deft dummy followed by a step off his left foot and a heavy fend saw him go under the posts. Man of the Match and a very bright future ahead for the 22 year old.

WORST PERFORMER: Huw Jones - Lacked lustre of previous performances for Scotland. Maybe lacking sharpness after dropping down pecking order at Glasgow?

BEST PERFOMER: Tadhg Furlong -Not enough of Ireland’s world class players lived up to their star billing. Furlong perhaps got closest but England’s aggressive defence restricted his influence.

WORST PERFORMER: Johnny Sexton - Lacked his usual fizz but was put under pressure by England’s high defensive press. Gave away a penalty for hands in the ruck, on 60, that Owen Farrell failed to punish Ireland for. Threw a poor pass at the end to gift Slade a second try.

BEST PERFOMER: Mako Vunipola - Went up against the form tighthead in the world Tadhg Furlong and stood up relatively well in the scrum, and got through plenty of work as England’s main tackler, making 25 tackles

WORST PERFORMER: Tom Curry - This was a hared choice but an inauspicious start, going off his feet at the breakdown, then hitting Earls late and earning himself a deserved yellow card. Settled thereafter.

BEST PERFORMER: Louis Picamoles - His bruising finish for the first try through a number of red bodies was very well-taken indeed before he superbly denied Liam Williams a try soon after.

WORST PERFORMER: Sebastien Vahaamahina – A below average performance from the Clermont lock. He made all of his attempted tackles but his attempted skip pass that was pounced on by George North cost his side the game.

BEST PERFORMER: Sebastian Negri - A huge shift from the Italian flanker against Scotland– 16 tackles and not a single one missed, with 11 carries. The burly No 6 from Benetton simply never stopped contributing and was a huge part of his side’s defence.

WORST PERFORMER: Conor O'Shea - The Italy head coach did not set his team up well and it never really appeared as if the Azzurri had a gameplan at any point.