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It wasn't easy, but we found space for a few non-Grand Slam winners in our Team of the Championship

Who is a must-have in your best XV of the past 15 matches?

A LONE ITALIAN, two Scots, two Welshmen and two stand-out Englishmen have forced their way in among eight Grand Slam champions in our thinking for team of the tournament.

There were tough calls along the way, and there are at least seven more Irish players who are unlucky to miss out, but here’s the squad we’ve come up with before the snow settles on the 2018 Championship.

The42′s Six Nations Team of the Championship

15. Matteo Minozzi (Italy)

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14. Keith Earls (Ireland)

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13. Huw Jones (Scotland)

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12. Owen Farrell (England)

France v England - NatWest Six Nations Shaun Botterill Shaun Botterill

11. Jacob Stockdale (Ireland)

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10. Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

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9. Conor Murray (Ireland)

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1. Mako Vunipola (England)

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2. Rory Best (Ireland)

Rory Best celebrates winning Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)

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4 James Ryan (Ireland)

James Ryan James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

5. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Alun Wyn Jones with Mathieu Babillot Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

6. Aaron Shingler (Wales)

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7. Dan Leavy (Ireland)

Jack McGrath celebrates with Dan Leavy after the game Billy Stickland / INPHO Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO

8. John Barclay (Scotland)

John Barclay celebrates with the Calcutta Cup James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Replacements

16. Guilhem Guirado (France)
17. Cian Healy (Ireland)
18. Rabah Slimani (France)
19. Iain Henderson (Ireland)
20. Peter O’Mahony (Ireland)
21. Gareth Davies (Wales)
22. Bundee Aki (Ireland)
23. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

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