Fly-half: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
Ended up putting in a shift at 10 for the last half an hour, so we’re putting him there in our XV. He booted 22 points on his return to Scotland’s starting line-up as Gregor Townsend’s men kickstarted their NatWest Six Nations campaign with a 32-26 win over France.
Greig Laidlaw also surpassed 600 points for Scotland this afternoon pic.twitter.com/11M8eDd4Cu
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) February 11, 2018
Scrum-half: Conor Murray (Ireland)
A superb pass for Henshaw’s first try and he was the master of all he surveyed mixing his game intelligently and invariably choosing the right option: won man-of-the-match and scored a try
Yep, Conor Murray took a lineout today… https://t.co/4alppDHiZb pic.twitter.com/lqCvIuy4KY
— Rugby World (@Rugbyworldmag) February 10, 2018
Prop: Mako Vunipola (England)
Held up well against Samson Lee apart from one scrum in the first half that led to a reset. Saw out a 76-minute shift which, in such a gruelling encounter against Wales, must be applauded.
Hooker: Rory Best (Ireland)
Another hard-nosed shift from Ireland’s gritty skipper. The lineout continues to purr and the low penalty count will please Ireland’s on-field leader.
Prop: Simon Berghan (Scotland)
Busy round the park – 13 carries was only surpassed by Hogg – and the scrum stacked up on his side. Played the full 80 minutes, which is an astonishing achievement given his lack of experience at Test level.