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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>As they say in French: 'Tous les rouges'. Yes, indeed we have sat down and come up with a Team of the Tournament for the Six Nations, the 15 best players (in our view) and it has a distinctive shade of red.</b></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial">As they have done in most matches and throughout their Grand Slam-winning crusade, Wakes also dominate our selection.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial">We have seven Welshman, three Italians, two Frenchmen and one each from Scotland, Ireland and England.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial">You do, of course, have the right to disagree with us and we will also publish a Readers' selection ... so <a href="mailto:rugby365@365digital.co.za"><span style="color: #030e4c"><b>email us your teams!</b></span></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b><i>rugby365</i>'s Six Nations Team of the Tournament:</b></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>15 - Lee Byrne (Wales):<br>
</b>After playing three games in the 2006, he had just one run last year - against France in Paris. However, this powerful runner with a big kicking game was an established feature and a rock of the Grand Slam winning Welsh side this year. Strange to think he missed out on World Cup selection last year.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Geordan Murphy (Ireland)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>14 - Vincent Clerc (France):<br>
</b>He may be small of stature, but is actually very strong and can power through tackles. Has established himself as France's best wing.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Paul Sackey (England)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>13 - Tom Shanklin (Wales):<br>
</b>He is a vital cog in the Wales midfield. Deceptively quick and mixes determined defence with attacking flair. He was one of the stars of Wales' 2005 Grand Slam triumph and now has Slam dunk number two.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>12 - Gavin Henson (Wales):<br>
</b>They say the cream rises to the top. A run of injuries, suspension and poor form limited him to just two Test starts since the 2005 Grand Slam campaign, but he did start against South Africa in November and is now again back to his best - an inside centre with a giant boot, strong defence and sharp attacking instincts.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Mirco Bergamasco (Italy)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>11 - Shane Williams (Wales);<br>
</b>He started the tournament with 35 test tries, second only on the Wales all-time list to Gareth Thomas, who has 39. He scored six more in the tournament and is now the proud owner of the Welsh record. Another star from the 2005 Grand Slam season that came back for a second taste of glory.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Chris Paterson (Scotland)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>10 - James Hook (Wales):<br>
</b>He first burst on to the international scene on the 2006 Argentina tour, before he had even played for the Ospreys. Although he is equally comfortable at inside centre or flyhalf, it is how he provides Wales with a different option (read game plans) to Stephen Jones that makes him so valuable.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Danny Cipriani (England)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>9 - Mike Blair (Scotland):<br>
</b>Having played second fiddle to Chris Cusiter for the Scotland No.9 shirt when he first broke into the Scotland squad, he is now arguably one of the first names down on the starting sheet.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Eoin Reddan (Ireland)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>8 - Sergio Parisse (Italy):<br>
</b>This season has been a far cry from 2002, when he was handed a baptism of fire in a 10-64 hammering at the hands of New Zealand. However, the highly-rated No.8 has now firmly established himself as one of Italy's key players.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Ryan Jones (Wales)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>7 - Martyn Williams (Wales):<br>
</b>Hauled out of retirement by Warren Gatland, this experienced flank produced some of the most outstanding displays in the tournament and must be - alongside Richie McCaw - the world's premier openside flank.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Michael Lipman (England)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>6 - Thierry Dusautoir (France):<br>
</b>It has been a remarkable past year. In July last year he was not even in the France squad. Now, after a stellar World Cup campaign, he is one of the first names on the Les Bleus' team-sheet. Dusautoir, who did not play rugby until the age of 16, has a tremendous workrate and is terrier-like in the tackle.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Alasdair Strokosch (Scotland)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>5 - Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales):<br>
</b>Jones, who made his Test debut on the Argentina tour in 2006, played every Test for Wales in 2007 - apart from the two mid-year games in Australia. He showed again in the Grand Slam effort why he is so highly rated. Predominantly a lock, Jones can also play at blindside flank.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Marco Bortolami (Italy)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland):<br>
</b>When Ireland's tight five misfired at the World Cup, O'Callaghan was as disappointing as any of them. However, in the Six Nations he was back to producing his customary high work-rate and willingness to roll up his sleeves in the trenches.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Ian Gough (Wales)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>3 - Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy):<br>
</b>Castrogiovanni made his international debut in the 2002 mid-year tour against the All Blacks, and has been ever-present since. Probably his finest hour came on the 2004 tour against Japan, where he scored a hat-trick - a rarity for a prop at any level. Castrogiovanni continued his try-scoring feast in the just completed Six Nations with three more tries.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Adam Jones (Wales)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>2 - Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy):<br>
</b>Another member of the front row club that had his origins in the back row. The talented Ghiraldini is considered the backbone of the Italy team of the future.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Dimitri Szarzewski (France)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><b>1 - Andrew Sheridan (England):<br>
</b>Sheridan's wrecking job on a hapless Australian front row - twice - is what has earned him the tag as the most destructive prop in world rugby, the pillar of an England pack. Sheridan's best years in an England shirt are probably still to come.<br>
<b>Bubbling under: </b>Andrea Lo Cicero (Italy)</p>
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