Vote for your player of the Six Nations

Dan Lydiate was the player of the Six Nations last season according both to a poll here and also on the Six Nations’ official site.

It was a disastrous tournament for the French, but they have two representatives on the shortlist of 12 (two more than Ireland)

But with the Wales flanker absent this year through injury, who has been the stand-out performer in this year’s tournament?

The shortlist of 12 is my own, so apologies in advance… but you can always suggest someone else if you feel they deserve it.Note to English fans: votes for Steve Walsh won’t be counted.

Of the dozen on my list, there are four Welshmen – bear in mind I am Welsh – three Englishmen, two each from France and Scotland and an Italian.

No Irish players unfortunately, although Simon Zebo looked like he might well have made the list had he played more than one single game (what a performance it was by the winger in Ireland’s solitary win, on the opening weekend against Wales).