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Wales dominate Six Nations Player of the Championship shortlist
By Christopher Devine
Captain Alun Wyn Jones is one of four members of Wales' Grand Slam-winning team on a six-man shortlist for the Six Nations' Player of the Championship award.
Jones - Wales' inspirational skipper who earned his 134th Test cap in the victory over Ireland on Saturday - is joined by a trio of backline team-mates in Josh Adams, Liam Williams and Hadleigh Parkes.
The quartet all played key roles as Warren Gatland's men completed a clean sweep of wins for the third time under the New Zealander.
England's Jonny May and Tom Curry round off the shortlist.
May was the top try-scorer in the championship with six, while 20-year-old flanker Curry was arguably the breakout star of the tournament, excelling in the number seven shirt for Eddie Jones' side.
Jacob Stockdale of Ireland won last year's award, with Scotland's Stuart Hogg collecting the honour following each of the two previous campaigns.
Fans will again select this season's winner and have until Wednesday to vote.
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Go to commentsTupaea is a natural 12. What is it with you kiwis and playing players out of their positions. Is that some sort of national sport? Is that on purpose? You’ve got an utility back and a winger at 12 and 13 respectivelly. You played Savea at 8 for ages, wasting the potential of one of the world’s three best players in the last 4-5 years.
ALB is equally effective at 12 and 13, so why not have him or Tupaea at 12, and Proctor at 13? God forbid you’d have two midfielders playing at their natural positions! There must be a law in New Zealand, that prohibits that. Small sample size, but Proctor walked on water in his international debut at 13.
But the kiwi selectors seem to love Rieko’s speed, so as long as the horse is fast enough, they decided they’ll teach him to climb trees anyway.
You don’t have a better 10 than BB and Mo’unga. DMac is a more instinctive attacker (almost as good as Mo’unga … almost), but doesn’t have BB’s game-controlling skills. You have and will lose games due to his aimless kicking and spur-of-the-moment inventions none of his team mates are able to read at the international pace. Works okay at Super Rugby level, doesn’t mean it’s transferable to test matches. But hey, suit yourself.
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