Le XV du tournoi. 1ere journée

1-Thomas Domingo. Les français ont tellement écrasé les écossais dans ce secteur...

2-Dylan Hartley. Ne cherchez pas pourquoi les anglais sont pénibles dans les rucks, c'est lui le coupable. Pas d'exploit ballon en main, c'est un talon de l'ombre, mais quel combattant... Sorti à la 60ème, le navire anglais s'est mis ensuite à très sérieusement tanguer...

3-Nicolas Mas. C'est surtout lui qui a triomphé en mêlée face aux écossais. Dickinson a souffert comme jamais. Adam Jones était pas mal non plus.

4-Donnacha Ryan. Rentré en cours de jeu, mais très fort. La relève est là.

5-Steve Borthwick. Quelques interventions décisives en touche.

6-James Haskell. Il nous gratifié de quelques uns de ses surpuissants raffûts. S'il ne se blesse pas, il pourrait faire un grand tournoi.

7-Pas de grand gagnant à ce poste. Alors on va dire deux grands et vieux malins, toujours précieux: David Wallace et Martyn Williams.

8-Johnnie Beattie. A la seule force de ses gambettes, il a crée de sérieuses brèches dans la défense française. Hari mérité aussi la citation.

9-Danny Care. Hargneux. Et plutôt bon.

10-Jonny Wilkinson. Excellente gestion. On ne lui demande pas d'inventer ni d'attaquer, et concentré sur le reste, il démontre son savoir-faire. TD a fait un match propre.

11-Mark Cueto. Le seul à ne pas utiliser systématiquement son pied contre les gallois. Rien que pour ça, il méritait la citation. Evans aussi pour son sauvetage sur Clerc.

12-Là encore, il n'y a pas foule. D'Arcy pour son retour? Roberts pour sa puissance offensive comme défensive? Jauzion plutôt juste dans ses choix?

13-Bastareaud n'a pas un grand mérite sur ses essais mais bon vu que personne d'autre ne s'est distingué...

14-Sean Lamont. L'autre grosse satisfaction écossaise. On a pu constater que Fall non plus ne savait pas plaquer. Comme quoi, même les non-toulousains sont atteints..

15-En interceptant à la fin du match, Armitage a certainement sauvé la mise aux anglais...

Le XV de Planet Rugby. Très français.

15 Clément Poitrenaud (France) - The unpredictable tag that he has earned over the years due to such days as the Heineken Cup final against Wasps might be falling off this back. Clément Poitrenaud was slippery in attack and he also made a key tackle in defence.


14 Vincent Clerc (France) - The lethal Toulouse finisher was an early replacement for Aurélien Rougerie, who made his own presence felt with two hefty tackles in the opening four minutes at Murrayfield. Enter Vincent Clerc and almost immediately he almost scored before putting in a solid shift on the wing, which should see him start there against Ireland.


13 Mathieu Bastareaud (France) - Credit to coach Marc Lièvremont for giving this 21-year-old centre a second chance in the blue jersey. Mathieu Bastareaud was at his destructive best on Sunday and claimed two tries that adds to the anticipation of him meeting Brian O'Driscoll in Paris.


12 Yannick Jauzion (France) - It should not be underestimated what this Toulouse centre brings to France. Sat in the middle of two youngsters in Bastareaud and Francois Trinh-Duc, Yannick Jauzion is a calming presence who was a constant thorn in Scotland's side.


11 Sean Lamont (Scotland) - This versatile Scarlet has been outstanding in Llanelli over recent weeks and proved to be so again wider out in Scotland colours. Sean Lamont was a go-to man and with brother Rory back for Round Two, watch them both go in Cardiff.


10 Jonny Wilkinson (England) - He kicked his goals and was a usual brick wall in defence. Trinh-Duc and Ronan O'Gara were next in line but Jonny Wilkinson takes our playmaking shirt as he didn't put a foot wrong all day at HQ.


9 Danny Care (England) - His selection ahead of Paul Hodgson was one that signalled England wanted to attack against Wales. And Martin Johnson's gamble paid off on Saturday as Danny Care looks like someone who is just going to get better the more he plays.


8 Imanol Harinordoquy (France) - This was the position where several faces threw their names into the hat. Jamie Heaslip once again continued his good form in the green shirt before Nick Easter did what he does best alongside James Haskell and Lewis Moody. Johnnie Beattie was also impressive with his strength off the base but it was his opposite number at Murrayfield who proved too good with his all-round effort sneaking the jersey.


7 David Wallace (Ireland) - Man-of-the-match at Croke Park. David Wallace was his usual self against the Italians as he broke the line with dynamic power that it seems his legs can give for the full 80 minutes.


6 James Haskell (England) - Two tries thanks largely to good support was just a bonus for James Haskell, who was physical and energetic in an effort that in the end was streaks ahead of his opposite number Andy Powell.


5 Lionel Nallet (France) - A great performance from the former captain in a strong French pack. Lionel Nallet was highly physical and formed a fine partnership with Pascal Pape, who might just keep out the returning Sébastien Chabal for the clash with Ireland.


4 Steve Borthwick (England) - A true captain's performance from the Saracens lock that silenced his critics. Alongside Simon Shaw, Steve Borthwick disrupted Wales' lineout to a point of desperation and will now be looking to kick on in Rome this Sunday.


3 Nicolas Mas (France) - Much like his loosehead Thomas Domingo, this Perpignan prop did a job on his opposite number at Murrayfield and certainly backed that up with plenty of ball-carries that made him stand out above his rival for the jersey Adam Jones.


2 William Servat (France) - It is tough to find a better first and second-choice hooker in the 2010 Championship than what Marc Lièvremont has at his disposal right now. Willie Servat and Dimitri Szarzewski are solid throwers and good around the park, as the former showed.


1 Cian Healy (Ireland) - A lot of the midweek build-up was billing Healy's front-row battle with Martin Castrogiovanni as one to look out for. And it did not disappoint as the man from Dublin set down an early marker at scrum-time before once again running well in the loose.