Antoine Dupont: France captain named Six Nations player of the championship as Ireland stars miss out
France captain Antoine Dupont has been named the Six Nations player of the championship for the third time in four years.
Dupont becomes just the second player to win the award three times (2020, 2022 and 2023) after former Ireland centre Brian O’Driscoll (2006, 2007 and 2009), with the scrum-half winning 26 per cent of the fan vote on the Six Nations website.
The 26-year-old beat team-mates Thomas Ramos and Damian Penaud to the prize as well as Ireland Grand Slam winners Caelan Doris, Hugo Keenan and Mack Hansen.
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The team of the tournament was also announced, with the France skipper included alongside 10 Irish players.
Dupont, Penaud and Thibaud Flament made the XV while Scotland centres Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones also feature.
For Ireland, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheetan and Finlay Bealham are among the pack, with James Ryan and an all-Irish back row of Caelan Doris, Peter O’Mahony and Josh van der Flier.
Johnny Sexton, James Lowe and Hugo Keenan make up the rest of the backline, while Mack Hansen misses out.
Ireland won their fourth Grand Slam after beating England on the final weekend in Dublin on March 18.
Six Nations team of the championship
- 15. Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
- 14. Damian Penaud (France)
- 13. Huw Jones (Scotland)
- 12. Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)
- 11. James Lowe (Ireland)
- 10. Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
- 9. Antoine Dupont (France)
- 1. Andrew Porter (Ireland)
- 2. Dan Sheehan (Ireland)
- 3. Finlay Bealham (Ireland)
- 4. Thibaud Flament (France)
- 5. James Ryan (Ireland)
- 6. Peter O’Mahony (Ireland)
- 7. Josh van der Flier (Ireland)
- 8. Caelan Doris (Ireland).
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