Inside-centre: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
He has bounced back from his red card against the British & Irish Lions brilliantly. His individual quality – fantatsic offloads and superb grubber kick – got the All Blacks out of jail against Scotland in Edinburgh before another stellar display against Wales in Cardiff.
Left-wing: Jess Breach (Red Roses)
Scoring 11 tries in your first two Tests makes you pretty hard to ignore. Breach excelled for England women against Canada and looks set for a long international career.
Fly-half: Finn Russell (Scotland)
Beauden Barrett may have been voted World Player of the Year, but Russell has been the standout number 10 during the Autumn series. The 25-year-old is a key cog in Scotland’s high-tempo game plan, and orchestrated the emphatic win against Australia at Murrayfield.
Scrum-half: Ali Price (Scotland)
The dimuntiive scrum-half caused havoc for Gregor Townsend’s Scotland throughout the series, proving he can be their first choice playmaker ahead of injured Greig Laidlaw. Always kept defences guessing with sniping runs and crisp passing.