DAN LYDIATE, ONE of the stars of Wales’s Grand Slam campaign, has been named as the Six Nations Player of the Championship for 2012.
The Welsh flanker turned in man-0f-the-match performances in the wins against Scotland and France and secured over 25% of votes for the award.
Irish out-half Jonny Sexton came in second place with 12%, followed by Italian captain Sergio Parisse in third with 11.6%.
Over 30,000 members of the public voted on the award, choosing Lydiate from a 12-man shortlist which featured every player to be named man of the match in the first four weeks of the tournament.
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“I am really surprised to be honest. I am genuinely chuffed to bits,” the Newport Gwent Dragons star said.
It tops off an amazing competition for me and for Wales. To be part of such a talented Wales team and win the Grand Slam in Cardiff on Saturday was incredible in itself but to then be voted Player of the Championship is absolutely unbelievable.
It is a massive honour to win, especially given the quality of the other players up for the award. Thanks to everyone who voted for me, it means a lot.
Top man: Lydiate takes home Six Nations player award
DAN LYDIATE, ONE of the stars of Wales’s Grand Slam campaign, has been named as the Six Nations Player of the Championship for 2012.
The Welsh flanker turned in man-0f-the-match performances in the wins against Scotland and France and secured over 25% of votes for the award.
Irish out-half Jonny Sexton came in second place with 12%, followed by Italian captain Sergio Parisse in third with 11.6%.
Over 30,000 members of the public voted on the award, choosing Lydiate from a 12-man shortlist which featured every player to be named man of the match in the first four weeks of the tournament.
“I am really surprised to be honest. I am genuinely chuffed to bits,” the Newport Gwent Dragons star said.
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