Lock: Joe Launchbury (England)
Excellent offload to set-up May for his second that combined his awareness with his talent, holding off two defenders as he did so. Did plenty of England’s ball carrying as usual and made a bucket load of tackles.
How good was Joe Launchbury yesterday? Surrounded by Lions, the best forward on the field. What a player.
— David Flatman (@davidflatman) February 11, 2018
A fantastic left-handed offload from Joe Launchbury sets up Jonny May for England’s second try.#ENGvWAL #SixNations pic.twitter.com/XPUMibXiEs
— ITV (@ITV) February 10, 2018
Lock: Grant Gilchrist (Scotland)
Monstrous work-rate, some thundering carries and even a bit of nifty handling in the lead up to Sean Maitland’s try.
Flanker: Aaron Shingler (Wales)
One of Wales’ star performers as he stole an early Jamie George lineout while Hartley had his HIA and also made an eye-catching break in the second half.
Can we all just take a moment for Aaron Shingler tho, again…!
— Laura-Jane Jones (@MissLJJ) February 10, 2018
Flanker: Hamish Watson (Scotland)
Controlled aggression set the tone from the beginning. It is not about the size of the dog in the fight – it is about the size of the fight in the dog.
Number 8: Sergio Parisse (Italy)
The Italy captain never gives up and always puts in a fantastic, whole-hearted performance.
Sergio Parisse: ‘I think sincerely that Ireland play much better rugby than England’
— The42.ie (@The42_ie) February 10, 2018