1 Thomas Domingo â€" One of the most disciplined French props of recent years. He breaks opponents with legitimate technical excellence. He is almost a disappointment to the French front row union.
2 Matthew Rees â€" On a good day Rees can bustle around the field with the best of them and this was one of those better days; accurate in the tight and off loading in the loose.
3 Nicholas Mas â€" The Perpignan man has come of age as an international prop of the highest quality. He is the foundation on this Grand Slam team.
4 Lionel Nallet â€" He is no longer the captain of France but still at the very heart of the forward effort that drove them to victory when the pretty boys didn’t dazzle.
5 Alastair Kellock â€" Scotland must have relished this performance that was mobile over the ground and spring heeled at the line out; Paul O’Connell didn’t.
6 Thierry Dusautoir â€" When his team mates began to panic the captain of France intensified his efforts both as a back row forward setting an example and a captain keeping calm; even the All Blacks would take him.
7 Sam Warburton â€" How good is the man who replaced Martyn Williams? Until he faces slightly stronger opposition we will not know but the signs were superb in Cardiff. Soft hands and some engine, the boy can play.
8 John Beattie â€" He smashed over for a crucial try and spear headed the excellent Scottish back row. He has been second only to Imanol Harinordoquy as a No 8 this tournament.
9 Danny Care â€" Martin Johnson called Care’s performance his best yet in an England shirt. Now, Johnson has said a few odd things in post match interviews but this was not one of them.
10 Dan Parks â€" His general game was good, his distribution excellent and the kick to beat Ireland an unforgettable effort. The penalty capped a season where Parks has played well enough to send a two fingered salute to his legion of detractors. I’m off, Dan.
11 Shane Williams â€" The record books will show another try but what struck most was the intelligence of his running lines in midfield, constantly creating space for others. The man is a wizard, which they’ll take, no doubt as a compliment in Aberavon.
12 Graeme Morrison â€" There are signs of deviation in the old boy. A little step off the line and he’s finsing space behind international defences. Without the ball he was strong enough to match Ireland’s terrier centres.
13 James Hook â€" He might not have been television’s man of the match but he won my vote. He is a man of changing lines and gentle passes; a man of exquisite talent who seems to have found his international position in the centre.
14 Mark Cueto â€" He has not scored an international try for what seems an eternity for a winger but his effort and intelligence was quite outstanding in Paris; one of, if not the, best reader of a game in England.
15 Ben Foden â€" The try was typically photogenic Foden but the command of the air on a filthy night was in not what some feared based upon his occasional errant defensive game at club level. The Northampton man relished the challenge; England must now relish Ben Foden.[/b]
