Six Nations 2019: Team of the tournament following Wales' Grand Slam win

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Sunday, 17 March 2019 at 14:52
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The Guinness Six Nations is over for another year, but don't worry too much, there's a Rugby World Cup to fill the gap between now and next years tournament.
Here, RUCK selects a team of the tournament.
Fullback: Liam Williams (Wales): Immaculate throughout the 2019 tournament, but especially against England in Cardiff.
Winger: Jonny May (England): The rapid wing scored four tries in the opening two rounds. He seems to be just getting better.
Centre: Jonathan Davies (Wales): Not the player he was during the 2017 series, but he still carried a threat and was a key part of Wales' Grand Slam triumph.
Centre: Manu Tuilagi (England): Back to his line-breaking, destructive best after prolonged injury misery. A huge midfield presence.
Winger: Josh Adam (Wales):Scored tries in successive games against Italy, England and Scotland, and continues to make rapid strides.

Fly-half: Finn Russell (Scotland): It was an up and down Six Nations for Scotland, but Russell proved a constant. Created four tries and oozed ingenuity.
Scrum-half: Conor Murray (Ireland):Bit of ring rust at the start of the tournament but slowly got back to his best.
Prop: Mako Vunipola (England): Featured in only one full game before injury struck, but what a performance it was, making a lung-busting 23 tackles against Ireland. Sensational player.
Hooker: Ken Owens (Wales): Found himself playing back row for Scarlets before the tournament, but there’s never any doubt about his quality at hooker as his diligent work set the tone for Wales’ slow march to glory.
Prop: Tadhg Furlong (Ireland): The spot could have easily gone to Kyle Sinckler but the Irish powerhouse edged his way into our selection.

Lock: Alun Wyn Jones: The Wales captain was an inspired, immeasurable force in a Grand Slam-winning team. Quite possibly his country's greatest player.
Lock: James Ryan (Ireland)
Flanker: Josh Navidi (Wales): A relentless workhorse that kept Wales ticking in tough times away to France and Italy. He didn’t let up in the battles with England and Ireland either.
Flanker: Tom Curry (England): The top tackler in the Championship and you could feel the thump of every last one. The 20-year-old was a tremendous addition that looked like it would bring Eddie Jones’ men back to the top of the podium until it went sour in Cardiff.
Number 8: Billy Vunipola (England): Put his debilitating injury problems behind him to make a welcome and impressive Test match return. Huge for England's World Cup hopes.

Who should captain England at the Rugby World Cup?!

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