THE DUST HAS barely settled on Ireland’s defence of their Six Nations crown and already talk is turning to this year’s World Cup.
Before then, it’s worth looking back at the 2015 championship and the unenviable task of picking a team of the tournament.
After much debate around the water cooler — or on Whatsapp — this is the XV we’ve come up with and the fact it contains five Welsh, four Irish, four English and two French players reflects just how close this year’s championship was.
Disagree with our selections? Of course you do. Let us know who you’d have picked in the comments below.
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. Yoann Huget
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Liam Williams
10. George Ford
9. Conor Murray
1. Joe Marler
2. Guilhem Guirado
3. Dan Cole
4. Alun Wyn Jones
5. Paul O’Connell
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Sam Warburton
8. Toby Faletau
Replacements
16. Rory Best
17. Jack McGrath
18. Samson Lee
19. Luke Charteris
20. Sean O’Brien
21. Rhys Webb
22. Jonathan Sexton
23. Jamie Roberts