Mick Cleary, Ex-Telegraph rugby correspondent. Player of the tournament: Louis Bialle-Biarrey (France). The hot-shot try-scorer just keeps on keeping on, dazzling all and sundry with his pace, his nerve and his eye for an opening. Four tries against England saw him eclipse his own record for a single tournament: nine this year, eight last year, taking him to 18 tries in 14 Six Nations matches.

Source: Irish Examiner March 16, 2026 16:31 UTC