Four England players included in Telegraph's Team of the Autumn
Top 10s/ListsMonday, 26 November 2018 at 10:45
The squad of 23 players, selected by the Telegraph, includes four English players and nine Irishmen – with fullback Ben Smith (included on the right wing) the only New Zealander making the starting XV.
Beauden Barrett is the only other Kiwi in the 23, beaten to the No 10 jersey by Ireland's Johnny Sexton – the same player who denied him a third straight World Rugby's Player of the Year title in Monaco.
Telegraph's Team of the Autumn:
15. Rob Kearney (Ireland)
14. Ben Smith (New Zealand)
13. Jonathan Davies (Wales)
12. Bundee Aki (Ireland)
11. Jacob Stockdale (Ireland)
10. Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
9. Ben Youngs (England)
8. Mark Wilson (England)
7. Justin Tipuric (Wales)
6. Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)
5. James Ryan (Ireland)
4. Devin Toner (Ireland)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
2. Ken Owens (Wales)
1. Steven Kitshoff (South Africa).
REPLACEMENTS ON PAGE FOUR
Replacements:
16. Guilhem Guirado (France)
17. Ben Moon (England)
18. Kyle Sinckler (England)
19. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
20. Michael Leitch (Japan)
21. Kieran Marmion (Ireland)
22. Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
23. Semi Radradra (Fiji)
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