Dupont Six Nations Player of the Championship: 10 Ireland players on TofC.

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 16:45

By Clem Ryan

7 of the 8 forwards are Ireland, Sexton at outhalf

Antoine Dupont has been named Six Nations Player of the Championship for the third time in four years.

The France captain picked up the award for the second year running, joining Brian O'Driscoll and Stuart Hogg as the only players to have won the prize in consecutive years, and matching the former Ireland skipper in winning it three times.

The scrum-half, who scored a try and had four assists in the tournament, came out on top of a six-man shortlist by public vote.

Dupont beat his countrymen Thomas Ramos and Damian Penaud to the prize, as well as Ireland's Caelan Doris, Mack Hansen and Hugo Keenan.

Grand Slam winners Ireland accounted for 10 of the 15 spots in the Team of the Championship

Seven of the eight forwards are Irish: Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Finlay Bealham in the front row, James Ryan in the second row

Cae;am Doris, Josh van der Flier and Peter O'Mahony are the back row.

Johnny Sexton is at outhalf,.

Hugo Keenan and James Lowe are both included in the backs

Six Nations Team of the Championship: Hugo Keenan; Damian Penaud (France), Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu (both Scotland), James Lowe; Johnny Sexton, Antoine Dupont; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Finlay Bealham; Thibaud Flament (France), James Ryan; Peter O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris.