Skysports.com XV
Monday 15 February 2010 12:57, UK
See who played well enough this weekend to earn a coveted place in the skysports.com Six Nations XV.
Who made it into skysports.com's team of the week in the Six Nations?
The second round of the RBS Six Nations produced some thrilling rugby, with France dominant, Wales rallying late on and England scraping past Italy, but which individuals played well enough to make it into our skysports.com XV? The French completely outplayed defending champions Ireland in Paris with a number of brilliant individual performances, while Scottish hearts were broken by a late, (too late?) defeat in Cardiff. England struggled but got the job done in Rome, but who stood out from the crowd? Here, Skysports.com names its team of the weekend - so feel free to let us know your views via the form below...
15 Lee Byrne (Wales)
Got Wales back into the game with a try, then triggered off a frantic finish when tripped by Phil Godman - who was sin-binned.
14 Mark Cueto (England)
A rare bright spark on an average day's work for England, Cueto was always a danger on the counter attack and broke the line a number of times.
13 Mathieu Bastareaud (France)
The bulldozing Stade Francias centre produced another dominant display in midfield, but showed he has the handling skills to be a real force.
12 Yannick Jauzion (France)
Pulling the strings for France again, Jauzion looked back to his best in Paris, scoring a try to cap off a wonderful all-round performance.
11 Shane Williams (Wales)
No surprise to see Williams pop up with the dramatic winning try - he had already set up Byrne's score with a fleet-footed jinking run.
10 Dan Parks (Scotland)
Best game in a Scotland shirt for Parks, who looked at home at this level finally - two penalties and two drop-goals should have been enough to win it.
9 Chris Cusiter (Scotland)
Quick delivery of the ball from the breakdown and stood up strongly to the test of playing against the Welsh in Cardiff.
1 Thomas Domingo (France)
On top of his game, dominated John Hayes at the scrum and replacement Tom Court hardly fared much better on his arrival.
2 William Servat (France)
Best hooker of the weekend on show by far, the Toulouse man produced a power-packed performance and showed a mean streak at times too.
3 Adam Jones (Wales)
The hard man of the Wales pack and their cornerstone in the scrum, a tireless effort from the Osprey.
4 Leo Cullen (Ireland)
On a poor day at the office for Ireland, Cullen stood out in Paris and outplayed fellow lock Paul O'Connell.
5 Marco Bortolami (Italy)
A solid shift from Bortolami gave Italy a foothold against England. He also led from the front and gave the hosts belief they could cause the upset.
6 Thierry Dusautoir (France)
Showing a captain's example, the Toulouse man was first to everything in the breakdown and was thundering into tackles all over the field.
7 John Barclay (Scotland)
Scored a superb try early on when smashing through two Welsh tacklers, and kept his work rate up throughout the game.
